Our Union family has lost a selfless and courageous champion of labor and equality with the passing of James Jacobson. In a world that today seems so violent, revengeful, hurtful…James provided that consistent strength of a positive approach to his…

Spencer Rawlings: Hello, my name is Spencer Rawlings, I’ve been with the Finance dept/Utility Billing for nearly 3 years and I would like to represent us in bargaining for our next contract. I want to fight for a fair and…

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…

TO:     Candidates for Board of Director (BOD) and Assistant Director BOD positions. FR:       The SEIU Local 503 Election Committee RE:       ELECTION INFORMATION OVERVIEW At the SEIU Local 503 General Council held in August 2022, the elected delegates to General Council…

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…

It has been an honor and a privilege to have served on the 503 BOD, in some capacity, for the last 12 years.  It has felt like being a member of a dynamic, substantial, powerful, transformative “Think Tank” for an…

I am running for the position of Assistant Director for the Institutions Coalition. As an LPN at Oregon State Hospital for the past 8.5 years, I have served as part of Oregon State Hospital’s SEIU Local 392 leadership team as…

My name is Ehren Vaughn, and I am running for the position of Assistant Director for the Human Services Coalition.  For more than 12 years, I have worked for the State of Oregon and been a proud member of SEIU…

Hello! My name is Ivonne Rivero and am running for re-election in 2022 as a Board Director for Region 6. I am a Homecare Worker and I live in Portland, Oregon.   I am a woman, a caregiver and an…

My name is Joy Vegar. I’m running for Assistant Director District 5. As a small town resident I understand the rhythm and pace of rural living.  I know the special challenges that we face. I would like to be our…