Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Finding aid to Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 3 (San Francisco, Calif.) Records, 1950-2008
larc.ms.0426
View entire collection guide
Search this collection
Table of contents
Title: Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 3 (San Francisco, Calif.) Records
Date (inclusive): 1950-2017
Date (bulk): 1970-2002
Creator:
Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 3 (San Francisco, Calif.)
Extent:
16.25 Cubic Feet
(12 cartons, 1 document box, 1 oversize box)
Collection number: larc.ms.0426
Accession number: 2018/001
Repository:
Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Abstract: This collection is comprised of the records of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 3 (San
Francisco, Calif.), 1950-2017. These records primarily document the history and activities of the union from 1970 to 2002.
Materials include master contract files between Local 3 and employers of represented staff; grievances; organizational records,
including executive and administrative files; and campaigns to unionize workplaces (such as the University of the Pacific)
or to resolve disputes (such as the files relating to arbitration after mass layoffs at Blue Shield). This collection also
includes newsletters, photographs, and t-shirts.
Physical Location: Collection stored offsite: advance notice required for use.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Collection is open for research. One carton containing grievances is restricted until 2072 to protect personal identifiable
information. Access restrictions are noted at the file level. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research
Center for more information.
The following book was retained by LARC and relocated to the Book Collection: Finley, Joseph E.
White Collar Union: The Story of the OPEIU and Its People. Octagon Books, New York, 1975.
[Identification of item], Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 3 records, larc.ms.0426, Labor
Archives and Research Center.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Labor Archives by OPEIU Local 3 in 2018, accession number 2018/001.
The collection is arranged hierarchically into three series: Series 1: Bargaining (1950-1995); Series 2: Campaigns (1980-2000);
Series 3: Administrative Files (1955-2017).
The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) was chartered in 1945 under the name Office Employees International
Union. Today, OPEIU represents over 100,000 workers in health care, social service, insurance, and office settings across
the United States with the goal of advancing and strengthening the members' economic, social, and professional interests.
Local 3 is a now-defunct chapter based in San Francisco which represented about 1,500 members at its height. In 2016, members
voted to merge Local 3 with Local 29 (based in Oakland, Calif.). As of 2022, Local 29 represents over 6,000 Bay Area employees
at more than 300 locations, with many workers employed by Kaiser Permanente.
This collection is comprised of the records of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 3 (San
Francisco, Calif.), 1950-2017. These records primarily document the history and activities of the union from 1970 to 2002.
Materials include master contract files between Local 3 and employers of represented staff; grievances; organizational records,
including executive and administrative files; and campaigns to unionize workplaces (such as the University of the Pacific)
or to resolve disputes (such as the files relating to arbitration after mass layoffs at Blue Shield). This collection also
includes newsletters, photographs, and t-shirts.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 3 (San Francisco, Calif.)
Clerks.
Administrative assistants.
Picketing -- Photographs.
Women -- Employment -- California.
Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco.