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After a Year of Bargaining, Albertina Kerr Workers Demand a Fair Contract

Albertina Kerr workers held an informational picket in Portland on Thursday, May 14 to call attention to ongoing contract negotiations, unsafe staffing levels, workplace injuries, and low wages for direct support professionals. Nearly two years after overwhelmingly voting to unionize…

Riverview Workers Win a Tentative Agreement (TA)!

On Tuesday, November 18, workers at the Riverview Center for Growth reached a tentative agreement (TA) on their new contract! The bargaining team worked very hard to secure the best contract possible could with the power members had. Voting will…

Black History Month – February 2025

Happy Black History Month! February is our month to celebrate the great achievements of all of our people. Black Americans have made numerous contributions in all sectors over the years, including in organized labor. This is particularly meaningful to me…

Victory at Albertina Kerr!

Congratulations to the 51 Psychiatric techs, Psychiatric tech leads, and LPNs at Albertina Kerr subacute psychiatric care facility who voted to join SEIU Local 503 on May 8th! An Albertina Kerr worker who is also a former SEIU 503 member…

Black History Month 2024

This Black History Month we want to recognize the journey, struggle, and history of Black and African people. People of color built this country shackled in the chains of oppression for over a hundred years before the reckoning of a…

2024 Legislative Session Preview

The Oregon legislature convenes on February 5th for a “short session.” Even-numbered years like 2024 are shorter sessions where legislators only consider a few key policy bills. Our members are advocating for legislation that would help homecare workers, Oregon State…

SEIU’s Mary Kay Henry Statement on War in Gaza

Issued January 22, 2024 WASHINGTON, DC – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement today: “SEIU’s almost two million members believe that wherever violence, fear and hatred thrive, working people cannot. We condemn antisemitism,…

SEIU 503 Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As we stand on the precipice of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it is not merely a moment to celebrate history but an occasion to delve into the enduring principles that Dr. King championed – equality, justice, and unity. Dr.…

SEIU 503 Veterans Day Statement 2023

As we observe Veterans Day, the SEIU 503 Veterans Caucus wishes to recognize everyone who served, with a focus on Women Vets in Oregon, one of our own union homecare members Alice Redding (soon to be an SEIU 503 Retiree,…
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