Central Table Bargaining Update In the last two weeks, we have had two meetings with management. While there have been moments of productive work, such as the presentations on selective salary increases this week, overall we are disappointed with the…

State Employees will Rally at the Capitol on June 8th! Join us at the Oregon Capitol to rally on June 8th to fight for real wage increases, workplace safety, manageable workloads, and to end the State workforce crisis! Over 10,000…

As we shared on Thursday, we had a big day at the bargaining table this week. Management finally presented us with their opening economic offer: a 4.4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in December of this year and a 2.3% COLA in…

On February 22 and March 1, our SEIU 503 central table bargaining team met with management to continue making our initial proposals to the state. In these sessions, we gave management the rest of our proposals for economic justice. With…

On Wednesday, February 8th, our SEIU 503 central table bargaining team met with the state to deliver an opening statement and pass our initial economic proposals. (Most coalition bargaining delegates were also able to attend virtually as observers.) In our…

On February 8, our  SEIU Central Table Bargaining Team will meet with the state for the first full negotiation session. At this meeting, our negotiating team will deliver the demands that union members have for our new contract: economic justice, …

Our Central Table Bargaining Team will meet with the State to exchange proposals early next month. Right now, our bargaining teams are in the process of reviewing the results of more than 7,000 surveys, which made our priorities for the…