We are happy to announce that our bargaining team has reached a settlement with Addus in our current negotiations. The settlement includes immediate pay increases ranging from 4.5-8.7% retroactive to July 1, 2023 and an additional across the board 5%…

Big news! After more than a year of bargaining, many rallies alongside Teachers, paraecucators, and other PPS workers, hundreds of signed petitions, and much more, an incredible 94% of members voted ‘YES’ on the Tentative Agreement! On Tuesday, February 6th,…

As you have likely heard, after 13 months of negotiations, your Bargaining Team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with PPS management last Thursday. Before we send you your ballot to vote, we wanted to share more details on all of…

SEIU 503 members and community supporters rallied at PSU on Friday, December 1st After hearing over and over from management that they want to reach an agreement on our new contract before Christmas, we were hopeful that our bargaining session…

Yesterday we participated in a special Zoom bargaining session at management’s request so they could deliver their most recent bargaining proposals. Spoiler alert: we are still miles apart on key elements of our contract. In a powerful statement, hundreds of…

What’s in this issue:  Paper Ballots Going Out October 30 Avoid the Waitlist: Childcare for Workers  Having Trouble Reaching Your Caseworker?  Become a Union Steward!  Homecare Contract Ratification Vote: Mail-in Ballots Go Out Oct. 30 Ratification for the new tentative…

Our Homecare, Personal Care Attendant and Personal Support Bargaining Team met with the State Management’s team on Tuesday, August 22, for our 14th bargaining session this year. We were able to win Tentative Agreements (TA) addressing concerns workers about State…

Wage Increases The average Arete worker will see an 18% increase over the life of the contract. On 1/1/2023, 1/1/2024, and 1/1/2025, all workers will get a 3% COLA plus one step up the wage scale, equal to an additional…

State members are in the middle of ratifying one of the most historic contracts our union has ever seen. With COLAs of over 13% over two years, a one-time $1,500 bonus, and much more, this contract can change the lives…

By Central Table Bargaining Co-Chairs Ibrahim Coulibaly and Austin Folnagy  We’d like to share with our fellow members our experience as bargaining team members after reaching a Tentative Agreement (TA) for the next state worker contract. We must begin by…