26th OPEIU Convention to be held June 3-6 in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Labor leaders from throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico will gather June 3-6, 2013 in San Diego for the 26^th Convention of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO.

The convention will have the theme, "Work Connects Us All," recognizing OPEIU's diverse professional membership that includes administrative and clerical employees, as well as a host of other professions such as nurses, insurance agents, podiatrists, appraisers, Minor League Baseball umpires, teachers and helicopter pilots.

During the convention, OPEIU will be electing officers who will lead and serve the members for the next three years.  Delegates to the convention will elect 19 officers: President, Secretary-Treasurer, and 17 Vice Presidents.

Scheduled speakers include Governor of Hawai'i Neil Abercrombie; San Diego Mayor Robert Filner (D-CA); AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka; Lorena Gonzalez, secretary-treasurer of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO; Stephanie Miller, host of The Stephanie Miller Show on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio; Clayola Brown, president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute; Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW); Randy Tucker Jr., president of the New York City Chapter of the NAACP; Leslie Tolf, president of Union Privilege and comedian and political satirist Colin Quinn.  Michael Buffer, the ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches, will be the Master of Ceremonies. 

ABOUT OPEIU
For nearly 70 years, the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) has been a leader within the labor movement, representing office clerical and professional employees in a variety of industries.  OPEIU has more than 103,000 members (representing 115,000 workers) in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. OPEIU represents employees and independent contractors in banking and credit unions, insurance, higher education, shipping, hospitals, medical clinics, utilities, transportation, hotels, administrative offices and more.

Professional organizations and Guilds affiliated with OPEIU are a diverse group that includes nurses, podiatrists, insurance agents, appraisers, clinical social workers, Minor League Baseball umpires, teachers and helicopter pilots.

www.opeiu.org

SOURCE Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)