Last night, our SEIU Child Care team reached a contract settlement with the State. This tentative agreement represents some of SEIU 503 child care providers’ biggest wins ever! We won: Two wage increases in all areas and age groups effective…

(Select your preferred language at the top of this page.) What’s in this issue:  Carewell Kicks: Free Shoes for SEIU Care Providers  We Did It! Homecare Modernization Bill Moves To Governor’s Desk Sublocal Union Elections: Voting Begins Soon New Homecare/PSW…

It’s #SolidaritySeason and union members are on the picket lines across the country! SEIU Local 503 members and staff joined our union siblings from SEIU Local 49 as Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike October 4 – 6 at sites…

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…

Stewards are a core part of our Union’s Leadership structure and the training courses on this page are intended to give you the tools and practice you need to be successful representing your coworkers and enforcing your contract. Review the…

Two hundred stewards gathered in Portland this weekend to plan the future of representation at SEIU 503.    If you’ve ever been wrongfully terminated, unfairly disciplined or mistreated at work, you probably know the importance of a union steward. This…

Legislative wrap up and moving forward Together, SEIU 503 members accomplished a great deal in Salem. We’re proud of the work legislators did to fund healthcare and protect workers from retirement cuts, but we’re left — again — without a…