What Office & Professional Employees International Union Local 12 does

Office & Professional Employees International Union Local 12 (OPEIU Local 12) is a private, non-profit labor union local chartered under the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) and affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The local represents over 2,500 members across more than 100 collective bargaining contracts, with primary membership concentrated in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of Minnesota and additional units in Rochester, Hibbing, Duluth, North Dakota, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Its core function is collective bargaining representation, workplace rights advocacy, and political action on behalf of office and professional employees. Headquartered at 2277 Highway 36 W., Suite 301, Roseville, Minnesota, the organization is governed by a written Constitution and an elected Executive Board, operating as a democratic membership institution.

OPEIU Local 12's service portfolio includes collective bargaining and contract negotiation (most visibly the 2024-2027 HealthPartners contract cycle, including a 2025 strike authorization), member benefits administration (life insurance, health benefits coordination, food assistance), shop-steward training, and political advocacy through a Political Action Team. Member-facing technology is conventional web infrastructure built on WordPress with JotForm-based applications and calendar tools (Tribe Events, Google/Outlook/ICS subscriptions), with no proprietary platform or AI-driven capabilities referenced. Communications run through the website (opeiu12.org), email/newsletters, hybrid in-person/Zoom membership meetings, and on-site bargaining sessions.

The union's revenue model is membership-dues-based and recurring, funded by its 2,500+ members across 100+ contracts; specific dues rates, LM-2 financial figures, and per-capita payments to the parent OPEIU are not publicly disclosed. Distribution is field-driven: workplace organizing campaigns, union elections, and direct membership appeals. Customer concentration risk is moderate — HealthPartners is the only individually named employer, but the breadth of 100+ contracts across multiple states diversifies membership-derived revenue.

Name

Office & Professional Employees International Union Local 12

Legal name

Office & Professional Employees International Union Local 12

Website

https://opeiu12.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OPEIU Local 12 is a non-profit labor union local (AFL-CIO affiliated) representing over 2,500 office and professional employees across 100+ collective bargaining contracts, primarily in the Twin Cities metro area and across Minnesota, North Dakota, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: The union generates revenue through membership dues paid by its over 2500 members across over 100 contracts. Dues fund union operations, collective bargaining activities, member services, and political advocacy.

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Core offering

OPEIU Local 12 is a nonprofit labor union that represents and organizes office and professional employees, delivering collective bargaining representation and contract negotiation services to over 2,500 members across more than 100 contracts in Minnesota and surrounding Midwestern states. Its offer includes workplace advocacy, a member benefits package (life insurance, health benefits coordination, member discounts), steward training and resources, and a Political Action Team that drives advocacy for economic and social justice.

Product overview

OPEIU Local 12 is a labor union providing membership services to over 2500 office and professional employees across 100+ contracts. The union offers collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, member benefits, steward training, and political advocacy. The organization primarily serves the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area in Minnesota, with additional members in Rochester, Hibbing, Duluth, North Dakota, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Major activities include ongoing HealthPartners contract negotiations and strike authorization processes.

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Products and services

• Union Membership Services Union membership providing collective bargaining representation, workplace advocacy, and member benefits for over 2,500 members across 100+ contracts in Minnesota and surrounding states; individual office and professional employees join and pay recurring dues.
• Contract Negotiation & Representation Collective bargaining and contract negotiation services for members, including negotiation of wages, benefits, and working conditions with employers such as HealthPartners.
• Member Benefits Program Benefits package for union members including life insurance, health benefits coordination, and member discounts, plus supplemental resources such as food assistance and scholarship programs.
• Steward Resources & Training Training and resources for union stewards including rights information, welcome materials for new members, and steward training programs delivered through the shop steward resource library.
• HealthPartners Contract Advocacy HealthPartners-specific news, contract negotiation updates, strike authorizations, and workplace advocacy for members employed at HealthPartners.
• Political Action & Advocacy Political action team and advocacy initiatives for economic and social justice in workplaces and communities, including support for labor-friendly candidates and coordinated member political action.

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPEIU Local 12 is a local chapter of the Office and Professional Employees International Union. OPEIU has more than 100,000 members and is part of the AFL-CIO. The parent union provides support, resources, and collective strength for collective bargaining and labor advocacy.
• AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPEIU is part of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. This affiliation provides OPEIU Local 12 with additional resources, political leverage, and collective action capabilities.

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Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU): National parent union of Local 12 with 100,000+ members across the U.S. and Canada. Comparable as the same organizing brand and charter, providing the shared infrastructure, bargaining templates, and political apparatus that Local 12 relies on.
• Minnesota AFL-CIO: State federation of AFL-CIO affiliated unions in Minnesota, of which OPEIU Local 12 is a constituent. Comparable as a coordinating body for collective bargaining, political action, and labor advocacy within the same geographic and policy environment that Local 12 operates in.

Direct peers

• SEIU Healthcare Minnesota: Minnesota-based local union organizing healthcare workers, including those in hospital and clinic settings. Directly comparable to Local 12 because it competes for the same healthcare employer relationships (e.g., HealthPartners-facing units) and the same Minnesota-based healthcare labor pool.

Regional players

• Minnesota Nurses Association: Professional association and collective bargaining agent for registered nurses across Minnesota, including major health systems. Comparable to Local 12 in representing professional employees at healthcare employers in the same Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota footprint, and often negotiating with the same hospital systems.
• AFSCME Council 5 (Minnesota): Minnesota's largest public-sector union, representing state, county, city, and school district employees. Comparable as a Minnesota-headquartered union with multi-state reach and a similar dues-funded, member-governed model, though concentrated in public rather than private office and professional settings.
• AFT Minnesota: Minnesota affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, representing educators and public-sector professional employees. Comparable in representing professional workers under collective bargaining agreements in the same Minnesota and Upper Midwest geography.

Broad incumbents

• Communications Workers of America (CWA): National union representing workers in telecommunications, media, airlines, and public sector, including many office and clerical classifications. Comparable to Local 12 in organizing office and professional employees, though at much larger national scale and with a broader industry footprint.
• IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers): One of the largest AFL-CIO craft unions, with significant membership in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest. Comparable as an AFL-CIO affiliated union operating in the same Minnesota and surrounding-state labor environment, with overlapping bargaining and political-action functions.
• United Steelworkers (USW): Large industrial union with districts covering Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, representing manufacturing, health care, and public-sector workers. Comparable as an AFL-CIO affiliate that also organizes professional and healthcare workers in the same regional jurisdiction as Local 12.
• UNITE HERE: National union representing workers in hotels, gaming, food service, and related industries. Comparable as an AFL-CIO union that uses collective bargaining, political action, and member services in a similar model, though focused on service-sector rather than office and professional employees.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/opeiulocal12
• Facebookfacebook.com/opeiulocal12
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opeiu-local-12

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