Your dues are an investment in your future. OPEIU, through conservative expenditure and a constant system of checks and balances, sees that you get the most for your money. In addition to having professionally trained OPEIU leaders at the International level, Local 39 has a dedicated, professional staff who specialize in a wide range of areas and provide a myriad of services to the membership.

Membership Dues:

Membership dues are currently $29.50 per month. The vast portion of your dues stay in your local union to be used to support the local union administratively and for local collective bargaining, organizing, and legal costs. A percentage of your dues goes to the International Union as Per Capita Tax to provide local unions with services. OPEIU has a professional staff providing a wide range of services to OPEIU members.

Dues increases are approved at the OPEIU International Convention and usually occur in October of each year.

History of Local 39 Dues Increases:

10-1-07     $29.50 per month
10-1-06     $28
10-1-05     $27
10-1-03     $24 
10-1-02     $23
11-1-01     $22
  8-1-01     $21
  4-1-97     $18
  4-1-93     $15
  1-1-89     $13
  1-1-88     $12

Initiation Fee:

New OPEIU members are required to pay a one-time initiation fee of $40 for full-time employees and $25 for part-time employees.

The initiation fee will be waived for any employee who provides proof of previous membership in any AFL-CIO affiliated Union, provided that previous membership was in good standing.

Other Dues Policies:

OPEIU has various dues policies in place for:

• part-time employees
• employees on leave of absence
• employees on military leave
• employees on layoff/recall
• retired members

Please contact the Union office at 608-257-4734 or by email at union@opeiu39.com for information regarding any of these special circumstances.