We are excited to share that a Tentative Agreement (TA) has been reached for the Human Services Coalition-specific sections of the 2021-2023 Union contract; these are the Union rights and protections that apply specifically to ODHS, OHA, and OED. A…

Here’s the latest from the Human Services Bargaining Team, your member-elected representatives who negotiate on behalf of workers at DHS, OHA and The Department of Education. On February 25, the bargaining team signed three letters of agreement (LOAs) with management.…

We had one bargaining session this week and both teams spent a lot of time working on the remaining non-economic contract articles to find a path to agreement with management. While we didn’t reach any tentative agreements this week, we…

  Fifteen hundred state, personal support, homecare, and public services workers came together on Monday, May 20th at a historic rally to push for fair contracts and investments in public services.  Members of SEIU Local 503 from across Oregon marched…

Things are starting to move at the bargaining table! We’ve made some tentative agreements with management on several non-economic issues, and we expect to dig into economic issues — wages, benefits, and Paid Time Off— at our next session.  The…

Yesterday, SEIU local 503 members from Portland Public Schools, Child Welfare, and other state agencies joined teachers from around the state in a historic day of action in support of fully funding education and state services.  Twenty-six public school districts…

This statement is from SEIU 503 Executive Director Melissa Unger in response to the A Better Childhood lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 children in Oregon’s foster system: This lawsuit highlights the trauma and stress that touches every person involved…