On our inaugural episode of Stronger Together, the official podcast of SEIU Local 503, we hear from our Executive Director Melissa Unger about our vision is for the next five years as a union. Next, we hear from Adam Napier,…

The custodians and nutrition services staff at Portland Public Schools (PPS) now have a new union contract that guarantees historic wage increases and will improve the health and safety of campuses in Portland. After reaching a Tentative Agreement (TA) in…

As teacher’s across the country fight to improve the conditions they work in, both for staff and for the students they serve, we often forget about the non-teaching staff that are essential to student success.  The custodians and nutritional assistants…

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…