OPEIU Local 8 HARDSHIP FUND. The OPEIU Local 8 Hardship Fund provides assistance to Local 8 Members experiencing an immediate, severe, and temporary financial situation due to an emergency. Hardship Fund applications are available on the OPEIU Local 8 website. Employees may make contributions to the Hardship Fund directly to the Union office.
OPEIU Local 8 HARDSHIP FUND. The OPEIU Local 8 Hardship Fund provides assistance to Local 8 Members experiencing an immediate, severe, and temporary financial situation due to an emergency. The Employer agrees to deduct the specific sum from the salary of any member of the bargaining unit who voluntarily executes an OPEIU Local 8 Hardship Fund Check-Off Authorization form. The Employer will remit these deductions to OPEIU Local 8 along with a list of bargaining unit employees’ names and amounts deducted no later than the 15th day following the last pay day of each month.