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SEIU Local 503 homecare, personal support, and personal care attendant workers will receive a $1.25/hour wage increase in 2026 under the new 2025–2027 contract agreement.
Our Union contract protects workers’ wage rates (your pay per hour)not SEIU 503 Member Assistance Center
NOTE: This clarifies that hourly pay, not hours, are guaranteed by our collective bargaining agreement.
This agreement represents a $75 million investment in the vital services we provide. It fulfills Governor Kotek’s promise to preserve care provider funding in the state budget, and represents a commitment from legislators to caregivers. We reached this agreement in record time. Check out the full tentative agreement summary here.
As Homecare and Personal Support workers, we provide essential, skilled care that allows parents, grandparents and people with disabilities to continue living at home. Together in union, we share a goal of providing services that make Oregon a better place to live. We work to improve the lives of SEIU 503 members and their consumers, and help build an Oregon where access to care and support is a top priority. Our strength as a care provider union has resulted in some of the strongest worker contracts in the nation, enacting improvements that strengthen the program for ourselves and the families we support.
In a survey completed by care providers early this year, workers are concerned about economic security, affordable housing and Internet access; you made it clear you need higher wages, better benefits, and respect.
Contract bargaining involves far more than only what happens at the bargaining table.
Team roles and regions:
Co-Chair: Cristal DeJarnac, Bend
Co-Chair: Patty Falkenstein, Washington County
Scribe: Joy’e Willman
Diana Evens, Eugene
Steve Shumate, Portland
Loril Eaton, Lincoln City
Graciela Hernandez Villegas, Portland
Phyllis Wills, St. Helens
Chris Christensen, Salem
Andrew Cook, Eugene
Avery Horton, Bandon
Jolene White, Grants Pass
Barbara Evans, Eugene
Angie Jelley, Reedsport/Roseburg
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Here’s a list of all SEIU Homecare Organizers by county. Contact your SEIU Organizer for ways to get involved and take action!
