Welcome to OPEIU Local 174

The Office and Professional Employees International Union was chartered in 1945 by the American Federation of Labor. At the time of its founding, the membership of the Union numbered 22,000.  The Union now counts 145,000 members and is one of the larger unions in the AFL-CIO. As it moves into its 57th year of chartered existence, the OPEIU has local unions functioning throughout the fifty states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia

The Union represents and bargains for both private and public sector professional and semiprofessional workers laboring in most of the major industries in the United States. The OPEIU is also affiliated with a number of state and national professional organizations.

OPEIU members work in industries varied as motion picture industry, banking, insurance, universities, shipping, hospitals and nursing homes, utilities, transportation, manufacturing, paper companies, hotels and many more. They are in positions as varied as computer programmers and operators, engineers, secretaries, nurses, accountants, attorneys, transit supervisors, security guards, bank tellers, administrative aides, quality control personnel, doctors, models, police and others.


Who We Represent:

OPEIU Local 174 is the Motion Picture Industry Union representing over 1700 workers employed in administrative support positions employed at Universal Studios, Uni Music Group, Universal Television, Fox Studios, Warner Bros Studios, Warner Bros. Studio Facilities, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Motion Picture Health and Pension Plan, Cinematographers Guild Administration, Secretly Music Group and Walt Disney Enterprises

OPEIU Local 174 members have gained major through the collective bargaining process in:

Wage Increases, Medical Benefits, Pension Benefits, Overtime Pay, Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Representation, Grievance and Arbitration, Temporary Job Placement and Job Referral Service.


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LCLAA

LCLAA is the leading national organization for Latino(a) and Immigrant workers. LCLAA was founded in 1972 out of the need to educate, organize and mobilize Latinos in the labor movement and has expanded its influence to organize Latinos in an effort to impact workers’ rights and their influence in the political process. LCLAA represents the interest of more than 2 million Latino workers in the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), The Change to Win Federation, independent unions and all its membership.

Notice About Reimbursement for At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Dear Participant: The federal government recently released new rules requiring health plans, including the Motion Picture Industry Health Plan (MPIHP), to cover over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests at no cost for covered participants and their eligible dependents, beginning January 15, 2022.

Sutter Health Providers and Facilities are In-Network

We are pleased to report that beginning March 1, 2022, Sutter Health providers and facilities,
which are primarily found in the northern California region, will one once again be in-network
for participants of the Motion Picture Industry Health Plan. Please note that in-network copayments
and coinsurance apply when seeing providers and facilities that are with Sutter Health.

As a reminder, your members should use the “MPI” prefix when searching for in-network providers and facilities through the Anthem Blue Cross website (www.anthem.com/ca). Your members will be notified of this change in the winter edition of FYI from MPI as well as by email.

Sincerely,
Participant Services Center
Motion Picture Industry Health Plan

Updates

Contract Ratifications

  • Universal Studios LLP 
  • Universal Network Television
  • Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plan
  • Sony Pictures
  • Fox Studios
  • Warner Brother’s Studio Operations
  • Secretly Music Group
  • Warner Bros. Theatrical
  • Walt Disney 
  • Universal Music Group

Current Negotiations

  • IATSE Training Trust Fund

Contract Extensions:

 

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OPEIU Local 174 New Leadership working towards a NEW UNION! 

We would like to Thank Christine Page for all her years of service with OPEIU Local 174 as the President/Business Manager. 

Lupe Valles, President/Business Manager

Marcia Alvarez, Secretary Treasurer/Business Representative 

Christine Page, Vice President

Juan Guarduno, Recording Secretary- Universal Studios 

Robert Kiel, Trustee Sony Pictures

Richard Rosen, Trustee Warner Bros. Studio Facilities

Jessie Elias, Trustee Universal Music Group

Michael Kanyer, Ex Board Member at Large 

Isaac Guzman, Ex Board Member at Large, Universal Studios 

Local 174 is restructuring so that we can overcome the challenges in the rapid development and adoption of technology we are faced with in our industry. We must be able to adapt to these changes so it is important that Local 174 move towards the modern way of communications. In the near future, we will be moving towards the elimination of mailings and posting all membership meeting notices on the website. All activity happening in  your union will also be posted on the website so please be sure you visit www.opeiu174.org. for updates. We are  are also moving towards creating google platforms so you are aware of what is happening at the bargaining table .   

We are looking forward to partnering with you on changing the face of this Local by Organizing New Members and Mobilizing our Membership. Your involvement is crucial, so we are asking all members to be actively involved in Membership Meetings, Shop Steward Trainings, and Contract Bargaining Committees.  If you have not updated you personal email and phone number, please do so by filling out the contact information on this website. 


 

 

 


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Contact Us
Local 174 Office

3100 W. Burbank Blvd., Suite 203
Burbank, CA 91505
Telephone 818-842-5572 
Fax 818-563-5494


Office Hours: 9:00AM - 5:00PM