Salem, OR – Higher education workers represented by SEIU Local 503 this morning declared impasse in negotiations with university management, after its failure to bring meaningful proposals to the table in bargaining. Union members have been negotiating with university management…

SEIU 503 Higher Ed Workers Still Without New Contract
 After Management’s Inadequate Proposals Salem, OR – After months of negotiations, higher education workers represented by SEIU Local 503 will bargain with university management yet again with a mediator this week.…

After two days of bargaining with the universities and meeting with a state mediator, university management is still failing to offer proposals that address classified workers’ core priorities: raises that keep up with inflation and keeping our union strong. Not…

SEIU 503 members and community supporters rallied at PSU on Friday, December 1st After hearing over and over from management that they want to reach an agreement on our new contract before Christmas, we were hopeful that our bargaining session…

Yesterday we participated in a special Zoom bargaining session at management’s request so they could deliver their most recent bargaining proposals. Spoiler alert: we are still miles apart on key elements of our contract. In a powerful statement, hundreds of…

Tuesday’s rally at OSU was a big success!  We concluded our latest bargaining session with management at Oregon State University yesterday, and there hasn’t been much movement at the table. Your SEIU 503 bargaining team is standing strong for the…

Your SEIU 503 Higher Ed Bargaining Team met in Portland last week to prepare for contract negotiations with the universities. Bargaining formally begins on October 5 and 6 at OIT in Klamath Falls. There’s much work to do before then.…

On June 28th, SEIU’s bargaining team presented all of the Union’s proposals to Arete. (See below for summary) Our SEIU Nursing Home Union bargaining team took a firm stand against retaliatory anti-union behavior by management in several facilities. Sarah Sutherland…

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…

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…