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Member NewsCare Power Newsletter May 2019

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Member NewsCare Power Newsletter April 2019

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Member NewsCare Power Newsletter March 2019

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Member NewsCare Power Newsletter February 2019

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Member NewsChild welfare workers, advocates, and foster youth unite to address foster care crisis

Yesterday, dozens of child welfare workers, advocates, and foster youth took to the Oregon State Capitol to demand that the Legislature fully fund child welfare. Member-leaders Rosanne Scott, Kelly Paluso, and Antwon Irving joined our Executive Director Melissa Unger, Foster…




Member NewsThank you, we won faster background checks!

Fellow SEIU 503 members, I want to thank you. Since 2016 the background check unit at DHS, where I work, has taken about six to eight weeks to process a background check. Understaffing and high workloads have led to a…

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Member NewsFebruary 26 Day of Action: Together #WeRise

On February 26, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Janus v AFSCME, working people joined together in actions throughout the nation to let the wealthy corporate interests behind Janus know that American workers will not be divided…




Member NewsSEIU members announce endorsements in 2016 general election

The SEIU Local 503 CAPE Council consists of locally elected member representatives that drive SEIU Local 503’s voice in politics. The members of our CAPE Council provide a voice for working Oregonians by recommending candidate endorsements and then working to…




Member NewsA Broken System: There is No Simple Solution to Address Concerns at Child Welfare

By Rhonda Morgan, Statewide President DHS/OHA OREGON—The recent coming forward of a resigning Child Welfare supervisor has once again highlighted the need for drastic reform of our child welfare system. It wasn’t investigative journalism or hearsay. The criticism this time…




Member NewsFighting for a brighter future in the 2016 legislative session

  Today, the Oregon Legislature convened its 2016 short session. Over the next 34 days, our state will tackle many important topics, including the urgent need to raise Oregon’s minimum wage, increase access to affordable housing, and curb the widespread…