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Bargaining Update, Strike Pledge!

Our Higher Education bargaining team has declared impasse in negotiations. Declaring impasse doesn’t mean that bargaining stops, but it does preserve our right to strike if management doesn’t make genuine movement at the table to settle this contract. Our bargaining…

August 7th 2026, Dignity Newsletter

Dignity for All Actions Across Oregon Your Story Can Help Protect Homecare Wildfire Assistance Fund Help Address Oregon’s Housing Crisis Upcoming HC Meetings Near You! Around Our Union: Marion County Action Dignity for All Actions Across Oregon Last week, care…

Help Protect Health Care – Statewide Hearings with Sen. Wyden

SEIU members are invited to join U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s “Reimagining Health Care for America” field hearings around Oregon beginning next week. Senator Wyden will hear from Oregonians as they share health care stories and ideas of how we can…

2027 Bargaining Starts Now: Building the Power to Win

Next year, Oregon will begin bargaining the State worker contract. We expect the state to argue that budget challenges mean workers must once again sacrifice to balance the books. If you’ve been around for a while, you’ve seen this before:…

Disability Pride Month: The World Works Better With Us

Each July, our union celebrates Disability Pride Month, held in the month the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. This year’s theme, “The World Works Better With Us,” says it well: people with disabilities are not just part…

2026 General Council Resolutions

Bylaws Committee Bylaws #1 Candidate Access to Member Records: English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Vietnamese Bylaws #2 Article XV – Elections: English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Vietnamese Bylaws #3 Elections Process Improvements: English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Vietnamese Bylaws #4…

Dignity for All Actions Across Oregon

Care providers make it possible for Oregonians to live with dignity in their homes and communities. But right now, those essential services are under attack, with the federal government falsely claiming that care providers are defrauding taxpayers to justify deep…

Portland Public Schools Workers Ratify Strong Contract

SEIU 503 members at Portland Public Schools (PPS) just overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new contract. Despite a budget crisis that brought furlough days and layoffs, we persevered and won the best contract of any union in the district. Unlike…

Big Win for City of The Dalles Workers

SEIU 503 members at City of The Dalles just ended a difficult bargaining campaign that resulted in an excellent new contract! We not only defended against proposed takeaways but won significant cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in the face of a shaky…
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