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Member NewsImportant update about State workers next pay increase

We did it! The big raise State workers won (scheduled for January 2025) all hinged on the legislature approving a budget that provides funding. Because of our union’s power and influence in the legislature, we’re excited to share that the…

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Division(s): State Agency




Member NewsState Workers Win at State Legislature

At the beginning of 2021 thousands of State workers filled out nearly 6,000 bargaining surveys, which is the first step our union takes when negotiating a new contract. The results of the survey were loud and clear: State workers want…

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Member NewsSEIU Members Win Expansion of Child Tax Credit!

In addition to bargaining contracts and representing workers when they need support, our union fights for policies that impact our lives. This year, we scored a huge win by successfully lobbying the Biden administration to boost the child tax credit…

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Division(s): State Agency




Member NewsMike Nearman put State Workers in danger

Longtime leader of the “Freedom” Foundation (also knows as Opt-Out Today) and recently expelled Representative of Salem, Mike Nearman, put State Workers in physical danger by coordinating the attack on the Oregon Capital building last December. You heard that right.…

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Member NewsCovid-19, Legislative Session, and Elections: SEIU 503 News Roundup Podcast

Keeping our members up to date about the issues that affect them most is our top priority. That is why we have added a new “mini-episode” of our podcast, Stronger Together, that we are calling a “News Roundup.” We will…

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