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The Local 39 Executive Board Election and Membership Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.  Hope to see you there!

We have been made aware of some Customer Service job openings in the Madison area.  Click below for more information.

The new Spark is available on our website in the "Newsletters" section.

The Milwaukee office of OPEIU Midwest United Local 2009 has changed it's phone and fax service.  Unreliable internet connections and problematic customer service led the office to look for a new company.  Due to the office location, the new company was not able to utilize our existing numbers.  We will keep the main line in operation for a month as to acclimate members to the new phone numbers, and make this transition as smooth as possible.

Milwaukee Office New Main Telephone Line - (414) 455-3180

Milwaukee Office New Fax Line - (414) 455-8195

As was promised, Midwest United has added new on-line features to make understanding and applying for your Union-provided benefits easier and more efficient.  Visit our Membership Benefits page to learn how to apply for and use the benefits. 

What Will I Find?

- On-Line, searchable  copy of your benefits Reference Guide.
- On-Line Benefit Certificates
- On-Line Benefit Application Forms
- On-Line Registration Forms
- Links to applicable websites, inlcuding Perks Card and Careington Card sites.
- Instructions on how to use your benefits.

All members in our Chicago, Madison and Milwaukee offices should have, by now, recieved a packet in the mail explaining all of your Union benefits with a copy of your Benefits Reference Guide.  If you have not recieved your copy, our Union probably does not have an updated address for you.

As we have now expanded our benefits program to all members of Midwest United Local 2009, we have recently set up our new Benefits Department to deal with the administration of these benefits, and the many questions which you will have.

Please direct all questions regarding the Union's Benefits Program to our new Benefits Department, located in our Madison office. 

The contact information for our Benefits Coordinator is as follows:

                   Marci Watrud - Benefits Coordinator
                   Phone: 608-257-4734
                   Email: mwatrud@opeiu2009.org

On Tuesday September 8th and Wednesday September 9th, workers at a Dunkin' Donuts bakery in Elgin, IL voted by approximately 70% to join OPEIU Midwest United Local 2009.

After having suffered austere wage cuts, having not received any increases in years, working for an employer who routinely refused to pay out workers compensation claims, and seeing a number of their coworkers fired for calling OSHA to report health hazards in the bakery, these workers decided to stand up, join Midwest United, and start to reclaim all that they have lost in previous years.

The Dunkin' Donuts bakery, owned by Villa Park Combo, Inc., supplies all baked goods for approximately 35 Dunkin' Donuts stores located throughout Chicago's Western Suburbs.  Despite an increase in production of over 30% last year, the cuts continued.

These workers understand that the best way to protect themselves against employer abuses is by standing united and forming a Union.  They know that having a Union is the only way they are guaranteed to have a voice on the job, and gain the dignity and respect that they deserve.

If you are interested in forming a Union, please contact Midwest United's organizing department at 262-790-0350.

To view photos from the campaign, click here.