The Union Difference for Nursing Home Workers
Quality jobs, Quality Care
Care jobs are a rewarding way to make a difference in someone’s life. But you can’t care for others if you’re not caring for yourself. Many care jobs offer low pay and substandard benefits, which leads to high staff turnover and poor patient care.
Union jobs are different. When you work union, your pay and benefits are guaranteed, in writing, in your union contract. Union care jobs offer the highest caregiver pay in Oregon; affordable, quality health insurance for you and your whole family; and a voice on the job.
13%
Union CNAs make almost 13% more than non-union
24%
Union CNAs top out 24% higher than non-union
$7000
Union CNAs save up to $7k/year on family healthcare
Are you a nursing home worker still working non-union? You can change that! Contact an organizer today.
Union Nursing Home Jobs FAQ
Union pay and benefits are guaranteed, in writing, in your union contract. You can download and read union contracts for all the nursing home jobs represnted by SEIU Local 503. Union contracts are negotiated between workers and their employers. The most updated wage scales are available in each of the contracts at the link above.
Union nursing home workers and their families have access to excellent health insurance at a low cost through the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust. The plans provides
- Free preventive care
- Free generic drugs
- Lower deductible and out-of-pocket maximum than current employer options
These healthcare plans are available to union members for only $35/month for individuals, $70/month for worker and partner, or $105/month for worker and whole family
Union caregivers are protected against unfair discipline, mandation / forced overtime, and arbitrary schedule changes. If you have an issue at work, a union steward will back you up in meetings with your supervisor. All our rights and benefits are guaranteed in writing in our contract, and can’t be arbitrarily changed.
SEIU 503 dues are 1.7% of salary + $2.75 per month. What we pay in dues is much less than what we gain from higher pay and better benefits compared to non-union jobs. Union workers save thousands in health insurance premiums, deductibles, and co-pays alone.
My coworkers and I aren’t in a Union yet, but I’m ready to change that!
My co-workers and I want to work together to improve our workplace, our wages and benefits, and our community.
Talk to a Union Organizer!