OPEIU Local 6

What OPEIU Local 6 does

OPEIU Local 6 (legal name: Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Local 6) is a nonprofit labor union headquartered at 150 Wood Road, Suite 400, Braintree, Massachusetts, representing approximately 4,500 members across both public and private sectors in the New England region. The local operates as a chapter of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), which in turn is affiliated with the AFL-CIO federation. Its core service is collective bargaining representation — negotiating legally binding contracts with employers on behalf of office, professional, technical, and white-collar workers in industries including healthcare (e.g., Rutland Regional Medical Center, Fallon Ambulance, AMEGO, AMR Dispatch), government (e.g., Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Boston Water and Sewer Commission, Town of Plymouth), and banking/financial services.

The union's product portfolio centers on union membership itself, encompassing collective bargaining representation, grievance processing, workplace rights education (including Weingarten Rights, NLRA protections, FMLA, ADA, and EEOC guidance), and supplementary member benefits such as a $2,000 death benefit, $2,000 accidental death and dismemberment benefit, identity protection, student debt reduction, and towing services. Supporting services include shop steward training, new member orientation, and a structured 5-step organizing program for workers seeking to form new unions. Technology is not a material component of the operating model; the union relies on conventional channels including its website, monthly newsletter (Labor Views), and field-based member outreach.

The revenue model is subscription-recurring, funded exclusively through monthly member dues collected locally. Dues rates are determined by members at each local union; new members do not pay dues until their contract is ratified and newly organized members pay no initiation fees. The local is governed democratically by elected officers — President Mary Mahoney, Vice President Deborah Puopolo, Secretary-Treasurer Cara Madarese, and Business Manager Patrick Daly — with oversight from an Executive Board and Trustees. There is no disclosed revenue figure, no investment activity, and no M&A or funding history, consistent with a mature, member-funded nonprofit operating in steady state.

Name

OPEIU Local 6

Legal name

Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Local 6

Website

https://opeiulocal6.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OPEIU Local 6 is a nonprofit AFL-CIO labor union based in Braintree, Massachusetts, representing approximately 4,500 office, professional, and technical workers across public and private sectors in New England through collective bargaining, grievance representation, and member benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Braintree

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Union dues collected from members to support negotiation expenses, arbitration expenses, legal expenses, education programs, organizing expenses, member death benefits, defense (strike) fund, local staff and office expenses, printing and postage, and affiliation fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OPEIU Local 6 is a nonprofit labor union representing approximately 4,500 office, professional, and technical workers across New England in both public and private sectors. The union negotiates collective bargaining agreements, provides workplace representation, enforces contractual rights, delivers member benefits, and offers training and education services to its members. It is affiliated with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) and the AFL-CIO.

Product overview

OPEIU Local 6 is a labor union offering a unified membership program for office, professional, and technical workers. The core offering combines union membership with collective bargaining representation, workplace rights education, and member benefits. Supporting services include shop steward training, new member orientation, and union organizing assistance for workers seeking to form unions. The union connects members to supplementary benefits including death benefits, identity protection, roadside assistance, and Union Plus AFL-CIO discounts on auto, health, home, insurance, and financial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership for Office and Professional Workers
• Collective Bargaining Representation
• Member Benefits Program
• Shop Steward Training
• Workplace Rights Education
• Union Organizing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 99% of OPEIU contracts settled without strikes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AFL-CIOflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPEIU Local 6 is part of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. This affiliation provides access to resources, training, collective action support, and connection to a broader network of over 12 million workers.
• OPEIU InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPEIU Local 6 is a local chapter of the Office and Professional Employees International Union, which has more than 100,000 members across the United States and Canada. The parent union provides training, resources, member benefits programs, and organizational support.
• Jobs with JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a resource for strategic guidance on new hire orientations and union organizing tactics. Provides research and best practices for worker outreach.
• Union Plus (AFL-CIO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides member benefits program including auto, health, home, insurance, money, travel, and education discounts exclusively for AFL-CIO union members.
• Community Services Agency (AFL-CIO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides emergency assistance fund for union members facing financial hardship, including help with utility cutoffs, evictions, prescriptions, transportation, food, and child care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• OPEIU International: The parent international union of which Local 6 is a chapter. Directly comparable as it organizes the same office and professional employee categories across the U.S. and Canada and operates the same collective bargaining and dues-funded operating model.
• AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees): The largest U.S. public-sector union, representing state, county, and municipal employees including clerical, administrative, and technical staff — the same core membership categories as OPEIU Local 6. Directly competes for public-sector representation rights across Massachusetts and New England.
• AFT (American Federation of Teachers): Represents public-sector professionals including school support staff, paraprofessionals, and public employees — categories overlapping OPEIU Local 6's public-sector members at employers such as Trial Court of Massachusetts and municipal agencies. AFL-CIO affiliate using the same organizing and collective-bargaining model.
• SEIU (Service Employees International Union): A 2-million-member labor union that organizes both public-sector and private-sector service and office workers in overlapping industries (healthcare, government, building services). Directly competes for the same New England bargaining units OPEIU Local 6 targets.
• CWA (Communications Workers of America): Represents office, technical, and administrative workers in telecommunications, media, and public-sector workplaces. Comparable target membership categories (white-collar, clerical, technical) and operates under the same NLRB collective-bargaining framework as OPEIU Local 6.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: The national labor federation of which OPEIU Local 6 is an affiliate. Operates in the same labor-organizing space and provides shared resources, political coordination, and member benefits to affiliated local unions including Local 6.
• Teamsters (International Brotherhood of Teamsters): Large national union with a presence in New England across public-sector, transportation (MBTA competes with OPEIU Local 6's MBTA clerical unit), and service industries. Uses the same NLRB-based organizing and dues-funded operating model.

Regional players

• NEA (National Education Association): Represents public-sector education employees and school-related professional staff across New England, overlapping with OPEIU Local 6's public-sector footprint. While education-focused, it competes for the same municipal and government clerical worker units in Massachusetts.

Others

• IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers): Skilled-trades union with New England locals that occasionally intersects with OPEIU Local 6's private-sector organizing space. Thematically comparable as an AFL-CIO affiliate using the same collective-bargaining and dues-funded operating model.

Emerging players

• UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers): Organizes retail, grocery, and healthcare workers in overlapping New England geographies. Competes with OPEIU Local 6 for private-sector bargaining units in service industries and shares the AFL-CIO organizing infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opeiu-local-6

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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