Citizen Action for Political Education (CAPE) Council  Overview of CAPE Council Duties  CAPE Council Members (delegates) are responsible for helping to lead the political program of the Union. This includes:  Communicating about politics among your co-workers;  Fundraising for CAPE among…

The Existing Policy Resolutions document contains policies adopted at General Council over a period of 4 years. Click below to download a copy of SEIU Local 503’s current Existing Policy Resolutions. 2022 Existing Policy Resolutions Document Resolutions Adopted at 2020…

Need updates on the Workday issue? Visit our dedicated Workday webpage. August 25 In May and June, we shared updates with you about working with the State on issues related to tax withholding for mid-month paychecks. You will recall, the…

March 3 On February 22 and March 1, our SEIU 503 Central Table Bargaining Team met with management to continue making our initial proposals to the state.In these sessions, we gave management the rest of our proposals for economic justice.…

July 28 Cast Your E-Ballot on the Proposed Contract Voting is now open! This Monday, State members received their electronic ballots through email, and the votes are coming in. Voting to ratify a contract is one of the single most…

Voter Pamphlet for the Special Election for Sector 08: Client Employed Provider Directors and Assistant Directors   Legal notice: The Voters’ Pamphlet includes all declared candidates running for Board of Directors positions and contains campaign materials from candidates for elective office…

We appreciate Treasurer Read and the Oregon Investment Council (OIC)’s management of our members’ retirement funds, and the fact that our state remains among the soundest, most solvent pension funds in the nation. Today’s decarbonization plan is a critical step…

Hello, my name is Carol Kelly, and I am a Homecare and Personal support worker in Portland. I have been an SEIU member for over 8 years. I am writing because it is vital that we all get involved to…

Greetings SEIU503 SIBLINGS! My name is Paulita Peña. I have the honor of running for a second term as a Union Board Director. Being engaged and active in our union for the last few years has been a challenge filled…

Thanks to SEIU 503 member leaders and delegates for making this year’s first ever hybrid General Council so successful! The three-day event, held in Portland, allowed members the opportunity to participate in person or virtually. It was an incredible opportunity…