Frontline health workers are some of the most critical essential employees in Oregon, and are often the people who bear the brunt of particularly difficult public health crises like the Coronavirus pandemic. The employees at the Oregon Supported Living Project…

The power of last year’s bargaining campaign and contract victory has continued to carry us through 2020, keeping wages high and benefits intact. This month we are now seeing our next Cost of Living Adjustment, giving us a full three-percent…

The last few months have been a whirlwind as Covid-19 has changed the lives of most Oregonians. Together, our union has fought to make sure that our members are protected as they continue to provide essential services during this crisis,…

After months of negotiations, the Marion County Employees Association (MCEA) has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) with management! Bargaining through a pandemic has been difficult and Marion County employees were in agreement that we needed to settle this contract quickly…

The care providers from Addus HomeCare have just voted 97% to ratify their new union contract!  Addus is the only private homecare agency in Oregon with a union. The progress they made in this contract could have ramifications across the…

Our higher ed bargaining team which represents the over 4,500 classified staff at Oregon’s seven universities has come to a tentative agreement with management! This comes after months of hard fought negotiations where we moved management from a series of…

Meadow Park has a unique history with SEIU Local 503 as the first nursing home to join the union, providing an example for dozens of other nursing homes across Oregon.  The facility was purchased by an out-of-state corporation called Cornerstone…