In most cases, you cannot file a grievance over a performance evaluation, unless it prevents you from getting your annual step increase, in which case it becomes disciplinary.…

We are excited to announce that 95 percent of voting state worker members said YES to ratify their new contract! This means that all provisions of the contract will go into effect as soon as both sides sign the new…

After back-to-back marathon bargaining sessions, our SEIU 503 State Worker Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on our wage and benefit reopener!* Together through our unity and actions we: Held the line on healthcare by maintaining the 1% premium…

On July 6th and 7th, over 1,500 SEIU 503 members staged unity breaks, held info pickets, rallied and marched to support the State Bargaining Team and call for a fair contract. Workers from nearly every department of the State of…

In our last update, we let you know that we pushed hard at our April PEBB meeting to get insurers to do their part in bargaining for lower prices.  Given that hospital prices and skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices are making our…

by Steven Demarest, President of SEIU Local 503 OPEU As the Oregon Legislature prepares for its 2017 session, the big thing on everyone’s mind is the $1.7 billion revenue shortfall. This shortfall is the result of healthcare costs shifting from…

Adult Protective Services Specialist Phil Newton refused to remain silent after witnessing one of his coworkers at Grants Pass DHS offices being wrongfully terminated. Once he learned that the contract had been violated, Phil sprung into action by becoming a…