By: SEIU 503 President Mike Powers Oregon’s 2021 legislative session was a rollercoaster ride. Held remotely due to the COVID pandemic, we started with a bleak economic outlook — also due to the pandemic. Fortunately, thanks to $2.6 billion in…

At the beginning of 2021 thousands of nursing home workers filled out bargaining surveys, which is the first step our union takes when negotiating a new contract. The results of the survey were loud and clear: workers want better wages,…

At the beginning of 2021 thousands of homecare and personal support workers filled out bargaining surveys, which is the first step our union takes when negotiating a new contract. The results of the survey were loud and clear: workers want…

Your bargaining team has been hard at work on getting proposals ready to pass to management. We couldn’t have done this without your voice at the center of our discussions, through all of the key issues you helped identify in…

PRIORITY BARGAINING ISSUES  UNION PROPOSAL  MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL Date Last Proposed  Across-the-board Raises – 7/1/21: 3% or $100/mo, whichever is greater – 7/1/22: 3% or $100/mo, whichever is greater – 10/1/21: 2%* – 7/1/22: 1.85%* 4/1/21 – union & management Steps…

The Provider Time Capture project, or OR PTCI DCI, is a new way to track hours and get paid. It will replace the paper voucher system that homecare workers in the Adults and People with Disabilities Program (APD) and personal…

NEWS FROM THE TABLE The State Central Table negotiates on behalf of all SEIU 503-represented State employees. We work in cooperation with “coalition tables,” where issues specific to certain agencies are negotiated. For more information on our bargaining campaign, visit…

SEIU 503 members at Oregon State University made the following statement on the revelations regarding President F. King Alexander’s conduct at LSU:    SEIU503 supports survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence.  Issues of sexual and interpersonal violence do not only…

by Melissa Unger, Executive Director SEIU Local 503    Over the last two weeks, workers at The Rawlin – a memory care facility in Springfield, OR – have taken the extraordinarily brave step of confronting their managers about poor working…

Hi! My name is Mariia, I started working for the state of Oregon 7/2016, and have been an active member of SEIU since the beginning. I have always been dedicated to the empowerment, betterment and justice of those around me…