As union members, our strength is in numbers. Strong membership rates — when the majority of workers in the chapter are active OSEA members — gives us a stronger negotiating position at the bargaining table. Membership helps us win better contracts, improve our working conditions and protect our rights. That’s why the Board of Directors created OSEA’s Membership Incentive Program (MIP), which invests in local chapters with a monetary incentive based on the percentage of eligible employees who are dues-paying members. Twenty-eight chapters reached the threshold of 70 percent membership this year, with two — Fern Ridge Library Chapter 39 and Jewell Chapter 145 — reaching 100 percent membership!
MIP Tier 1: 95-100%
Clatskanie Chapter 53
Fern Ridge Library Chapter 39
Jewell Chapter 145
MIP Tier 2: 80-95%
BACSEA Chapter 302
COCC – ABS Chapter 700
Head Start Of Lane County Chapter 600
North Powder Chapter 123
Rainier Chapter 89
Sheridan Chapter 98
The Lighthouse School Chapter 160
Willamina Chapter 18
Winston-Dillard Drivers Chapter 205
MIP Tier 3: 70-80%
Blachly Chapter 99
Clackamas County Children’s Commission Chapter 601
Central Point Chapter 47
Coos Bay Chapter 33
Corvallis Chapter 2
Crook County Chapter 85
Dayton Chapter 88
Knappa Chapter 52
McKenzie Chapter 74
Neighborimpact Head Start Chapter 602
North Bend Chapter 26
North Santiam Chapter 122
Prairie City Chapter 173
Silver Falls Chapter 148
South Coast ESD Chapter 119
Winston – Dillard Chapter 29