At the beginning of 2021 thousands of nursing home workers filled out bargaining surveys, which is the first step our union takes when negotiating a new contract. The results of the survey were loud and clear: workers want better wages,…

At the beginning of 2021 thousands of homecare and personal support workers filled out bargaining surveys, which is the first step our union takes when negotiating a new contract. The results of the survey were loud and clear: workers want…

On our most recent episode of Stronger Together: A Podcast from SEIU Local 503, we raised the voices of some of the “essential employees” who are supporting Oregonians through the Covid-19 crisis. As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, we spoke with…

This is the fourth in a series of articles looking back on 2019, and shining a spotlight on the most significant events in our Union. Check out article #1, #2, #3.  Over the past twenty years, Homecare and personal support…

The Member Resource Center (MRC) is made up of union organizers who are experts in how to enforce the contracts that we have fought hard for, and support member-leaders and stewards in representing workers on the job.  Without that strong…

Sarah Bennett is a homecare worker, one of the tens of thousands of people in Oregon who provide in-home support services for seniors and people with disabilities. “I became a caregiver because I pretty much had to become a caregiver,…