(Select your preferred language at the top of this page.) What’s in this issue:  Please Take Action On An Important Bill For Care Providers Don’t Be Fooled! That’s Not a Check or a Rebate!  Important Information About Paid Time Capture…

Need updates on the Workday issue? Visit our dedicated Workday webpage. August 25 In May and June, we shared updates with you about working with the State on issues related to tax withholding for mid-month paychecks. You will recall, the…

Bargaining Update SEIU 503 Homecare Bargaining co-chairs Patty Falkenstein and Cristal DeJarnac and executive director Melissa Unger presented our opening statement, emphasizing how critical our work was during the early days of the pandemic and how now, caring for our…

July 28 Cast Your E-Ballot on the Proposed Contract Voting is now open! This Monday, State members received their electronic ballots through email, and the votes are coming in. Voting to ratify a contract is one of the single most…

Your bargaining team met with the State on Tuesday, and this meeting was different. When we sat down at the table we were joined by the more than 1,900 SEIU 503 members who took time last week to send a…

This week our member-elected bargaining team made big progress, reaching an agreement to protect workers when DHS introduces a new electronic timekeeper (PTC) system next month, improving language on worker safety, and making late pay less likely. As we negotiate…

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. Throughout a global pandemic and wildfires that ravaged our state, State workers upended their…

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…

JULY 2020 SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 503 Homecare Workers Get A Raise, But The State Stalls On Promised Retirement Plan In 2019 Homecare workers won a landmark retirement plan in our last contract. The state will not meet its…

–SEIU is committed to creating a just society for all people. We recognize that not every member of our union can move through our communities without fearing for their lives. Last week our Union’s member-elected Board of Directors voted to…