Candidates were invited to submit a candidate statement (400-word-limit) and photograph to be published online by September 18, 2022. All candidate statement and photo submissions submitted by the deadline can be found below in alphabetical order. Please use the link…

State Bargaining Campaign Kicking Off Soon! The start of State Bargaining is just around the corner! It all begins with our bargaining survey, which will determine what our priorities will be in this bargaining cycle.  Be sure to complete your…

Important Action Needed – New Ameriflex Cards Being Issued Ameriflex is issuing all care providers new Benefit Convenience Cards on July 12, 2022. Ameriflex recently transitioned to a new card processing vendor and throughout the year they have been transitioning…

MCEA Ratifies Their Contract with Huge Gains for Members! After several years of Marion County Commissioners demoralizing workers and not agreeing to COLAs beyond 2%, we went into bargaining knowing we had an uphill battle and needed to run a…

A copy of the Letter of Agreement can be found here. Frequently Asked Questions   When will I get my raise? The 3.1% salary increase is effective August 1, 2022, and employees will see that reflected on their September 1 paychecks. …

Statement by SEIU 503 Executive Director Melissa Unger: Today is International Women’s Day and this month is Women’s History Month. For SEIU 503 members, it’s personal. Women play critical roles in our union. About 70% of our members are women.…

February 22, 2022 Our MCEA Bargaining Team met with management for our fourth bargaining session on February 22. In this session, we proposed contract language that extends important rights and workplace protections, such as Just Cause rights, to temporary employees.…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day will be celebrated by workers across the state of Oregon today, Monday, January 17th, 2022. As labor union members and specifically those in the African-American community, we have not lost sight of our…

“When they started dying, that was so hard.” Felipa Rojas De Torres is a Certified Nursing Assistant at a nursing home in Salem. When the pandemic hit, her facility was thrown into a crisis that continues to this day.  …

Steward Academy (220)  Overview  Being a new steward can be intimidating, but with support all of us can learn to be effective stewards. State Worker Contract Specialists created this program so we can learn from each other, build relationships and…