This post covers the new contract agreement for State employees. We’re thrilled to share that as of July 16th, the contract was settled with big victories for State workers! Scroll down for highlights and additional details, and join the conversation…

During the 2019 legislative session, Oregon lawmakers passed House Bill 2016, the Oregon Public Employee Protection Act. On January 1, 2020, these changes took effect, enacting some of the largest pro-employee changes to Oregon law in several decades.  Under the…

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 Tentative Agreement has finally been reached between the 4,500 classified staff of Oregon’s seven state universities and management! We won cost of living adjustments, protected healthcare costs, and increased inclement weather leave, all while pushing back on every one…

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,…

Ruby has worked for UO for six years, where she earns a base pay of $14.57 per hour as a custodian. It’s not a job she loves, but she feels stuck. “I’m at a point in my life where I…

Angela Canton got her masters degree from Portland State University in 2006, and she hasn’t left campus since. For the last 18 years she has worked for the University – first for the Black Studies program, and more recently for…

The public employees of Jackson County have been dealing with one of the “worst case scenarios” that unions members do everything to avoid: they are working without a contract. The Jackson County Employees Association (a sublocal of SEIU Local 503)…

The Oregonian’s Sunday print edition featured an article highlighting a historic 2019 legislative session at the Oregon State Legislature: Democrats pile up landmark wins that will affect Oregon schools, businesses, workers, air quality, teen criminals and more. Many of these…

This post covers the new contract agreement for State employees.    Back in December, our State Bargaining Team conducted surveys and went on the road to hear SEIU members’ top priorities for our next contract. Two priorities emerged loud and…