“Union brothers and sisters stand united, our fight is not over. It has just begun, and we will prevail,” said SEIU Local 503, OPEU President Karla Marks to a roaring crowd of thousands in front of the state capitol building…

The recent tentative agreement between the classified staff at Oregon’s seven state universities and management is a massive milestone in improving our higher education for both students and employees. After years of miniscule cost of living adjustments we finally were…

After twenty-two hours of bargaining, Oregon public university workers early Saturday morning reached a tentative agreement with university administrators on a new contract that covers wages, benefits, and other workplace policies. The agreement follows months of negotiations and worker actions,…

Our Union’s higher ed bargaining team has been working hard to reach a fair settlement and avoid going on strike Monday, but university administrators continue to provide disrespectful offers that, if agreed to would have workers falling further behind, losing…

The classified staff at Oregon’s public universities, who do everything from custodial duties to servicing the IT systems, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. For years they have seen low wages and disrespectful working conditions, and despite receiving over…

Over three hundred classified university staff, supporting faculty, students, and community leaders rallied at Portland State University (PSU) on September 17th, supporting the SEIU 503 members who are preparing to step out on strike. After months of negotiations, and years…

As university workers sat across the table from management last week, the university’s chief spokesperson was making disrespectful comments to the media that could derail any chance of the two sides reaching a settlement in the near future. On September…

Oregon’s universities should provide opportunities for stability through education and career preparedness for everyone in Oregon, yet many university employees  are not being offered living wages or professional opportunities. One in six public university employees in Oregon are eligible for…

As the classified staff at Oregon’s seven state universities prepare to strike, they are continuing to receive insulting offers from the university administrators on the other side of the bargaining table, many of whom make lofty six-figure salaries.  On September…

Oregon’s universities should provide opportunities for stability through education and career preparedness for everyone in Oregon, yet many university employees  are not being offered living wages or professional opportunities. One in six public university employees in Oregon are eligible for…