Latino Heritage Month is significant to OPEIU 29 for several reasons, OPEIU 29 has a substantial number of Latino members. Celebrating Latino Heritage Month helps recognize and honor their contributions, achievements, and cultural heritage, promoting a more inclusive environment within the union. OPEIU 29 emphasizes solidarity among members from diverse backgrounds and observing Latino Heritage Month strengthens unity among OPEIU 29 members by highlighting shared experiences and fostering mutual respect and understanding.  This provides an opportunity to address specific issues and challenges faced by Latino workers. Unions can use this time to advocate for policies and initiatives that support Latino workers' rights, such as fair wages, workplace safety, and anti-discrimination measures.  Many labor movements and achievements have been shaped by Latino workers. Celebrating Latino Heritage Month allows us to acknowledge and celebrate the historical contributions of Latino workers to the labor movement and social justice causes.

29ers, Labor Day is both a celebration of past achievements and an opportunity to highlight ongoing issues and advocate for continued improvements in labor conditions. This Labor Day we celebrate newly organized members, and members that continue to fight for better and fair living wages. It's a time for reflection on progress made and a call to action for addressing current challenges faced by workers.

Please join the officers and representative staff of OPEIU 29 along with your union sisters and brothers for our July 2024 in person general membership meeting. Attending general Membership meetings is a great way to stay informed on current OPEIU 29 affairs and matters that affect you.

Please be sure to rsvp to attend the meeting by clicking on the link below by noon friday, july 12th

Dinner will be served, we will also have door prizes & voluntary vote contributions. Looking forward to seeing you on wednesday, july 17, 2024, at 6:30 pm.

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Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2024 will be observed on Monday, May 27.  Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings, and participating in parades.

Memorial Day 2024: Facts, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY

Memorial Day started as an event to honor Union soldiers who had died during the American Civil War. It was inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and women who died in any war or military action. 

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. The current name for this day did not come into use until after World War II. Decoration Day and then Memorial Day used to be held on May 30, regardless of the day of the week, on which it fell. In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed as part of a move to use federal holidays to create three-day weekends. This meant that from 1971, the Memorial Day holiday has been officially observed on the last Monday in May. However, it took a longer period for all American states to recognize the new date.

In Unity, 

SERJ Committee