Español | русский |  简体中文 | Tiếng Việt   Need to set up your account with OregonSaves. Click here to get started. Or call SEIU 503’s Member Assistance Center for help: 1-844-503-SEIU (7348).   OregonSaves. A groundbreaking retirement plan for Oregon’s…

Healthcare  Open enrollment for healthcare plans is in October. Open enrollment is when you can change your healthcare plan or sign up for new benefits. This year, open enrollment is optional due to the pandemic, however we strongly encourage you…

Congress passed a record $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill to help our nation recover from the coronavirus crisis that was signed into law on March 27th. We want to provide SEIU members with an overview of how it could impact…

During the 2019 legislative session, Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 2016, the Oregon Public Employee Protection Act. On January 1, 2020, these changes took effect, enacting some of the largest pro-employee changes to Oregon law in several decades.  Under the…

A collaboration from SEIU Local 503, Oregon Education Association, Oregon AFSCME, and Oregon AFL-CIO. September 2, 2019 On July 19, a group of homecare workers marched into a Department of Human Services building in Salem, Oregon to demand that they…

As the Legislature considers cuts, we take a look at the advocacy that has impacted this conversation and provide an up-to-date FAQ on how the proposals will impact you.   This week the Oregon Legislature took a key vote to…

All workers deserve fair wages, affordable health care, and assurance that you will be financially secure upon retirement. Prior to forming a union, Oregon homecare workers had none of these basic needs met despite performing difficult and important jobs caring…

Today, care providers and their consumers/clients are descending on Salem to raise the alarm about proposed cuts to long-term care programs. The co-chair budget proposal, which would cut 5% from programs supporting in-home care for seniors and people with disabilities,…

This week, SEIU members pushed the State Legislature to make critically important investments in our long-term care system.   Private Agency Homecare On Tuesday, homecare and personal support workers testified in support SB 669, a bill to require private homecare…

We have a unique opportunity this year to address decades of underfunding in Oregon’s schools, healthcare, and public services — while creating the budget environment we need to bargain strong contracts. It’s finally time. What follows is Executive Director Melissa…