Workers at WomanHaven, a prominent Domestic Violence Resource Center in the Imperial Valley of California, voted to organize with Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 30. The new Union Members fill a broad range of Staff roles - from Mental Health Counselors to Thrift Store Clerks. The election was split into two voting groups to account for the different roles within the organization. The larger of the two groups, composed of 22 Employees who are the front line of the organization’s daily operations, include Client Advocates, Lead Case Managers, Shelter and Housing Advocates and Mental Health Technicians, as well as Thrift Store and Warehouse Staff. These Workers voted 13-to-7 in favor of Unionization. The second voting group consisted of the organization’s Professional Staff, specifically its Mental Health Counselors. WomanHaven provides essential services to the El Centro Community, including emergency shelter, counseling and legal advocacy for victims of domestic violence. “From the first time I met with the group in the Fall of (2025), the employees at WomanHaven expressed their desire for a collective voice in the workplace and a clearer way for their concerns to be heard,” Local 30 Director of Organizing Jamie Campbell said. “Serving the clients they help every day is their passion, and now, with Union representation, we hope this will ease some of the tensions they’ve experienced on the job.”

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