To my OPCMIA brothers and sisters:
Today we are once again reminded of our place in the OPCMIA’s history. For nearly 160 proud years, our Union has smoothly and seamlessly transitioned from one General President to another — each doing their best to ensure that the next generation enjoys the wages, benefits and working conditions that our families fought so hard to achieve. General President Daniel E. Stepano served in this proud tradition, and I want to congratulate him, his wife Jeanne, and his entire family on Dan’s well-earned retirement. I pray that they enjoy many happy and healthy years to come.
I am truly honored to address you for the first time as this great organization’s General President. I am deeply humbled by the General Executive Board’s faith in me and I respectfully ask for their continued leadership and support as we close one chapter in our organization’s history and begin to write another.
I pledge to you that I will serve all of our members and their families as faithfully as I know how, and to do everything in my power to leave you a Union in even better shape than I found it.
Brothers and Sisters, we have a lot of work to do and we are hitting the ground running. I look forward to sharing our progress with you in the weeks and months to come.
In Solidarity,
Kevin Sexton
General President
