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% membership this year, with 2 — Fern Ridge Library Chapter 39 and Jewell Chapter 145 — reaching 100% membership!
MIP Tier 1: 95 to 100%
- Clatskanie Chapter 53
- Fern Ridge Library Chapter 39
- Jewell Chapter 145
MIP Tier 2: 80 to 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 to 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