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 with SEIU 503, and one year after beginning the bargaining process with management, Albertina Kerr workers are still fighting for their first contract. Workers have shared their concerns that staffing shortages and high turnover are jeopardizing quality care for the youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that they care for.

Check out these video on our Instagram of the action workers held at Albertina Kerr.