Higher Ed Contract Ratified! The votes have been counted. And we are excited to announce that Higher Ed members of SEIU 503 have overwhelmingly voted to ratify the tentative agreement (TA) reached by the Bargaining Team and management at Oregon’s…

By: SEIU 503 President Mike Powers Oregon’s 2021 legislative session was a rollercoaster ride. Held remotely due to the COVID pandemic, we started with a bleak economic outlook — also due to the pandemic. Fortunately, thanks to $2.6 billion in…

Oregon’s 2021 legislative session was truly historic. The session began with a bleak economic outlook that was buoyed by a series of improved revenue projections and a one-time infusion of $2.6 billion in federal aid. Thanks to the advocacy of…

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A collaboration from SEIU Local 503, Oregon Education Association, Oregon AFSCME, and Oregon AFL-CIO. September 2, 2019 On July 19, a group of homecare workers marched into a Department of Human Services building in Salem, Oregon to demand that they…

In the midst of a challenging bargaining season between university workers and university administrators, the employees who make our university work have started to come together in an unprecedented campaign to defend our public education system. On Thursday, June 27th,…

@media(max-width: 760px){td {padding-left: 10px !important; max-width: 100% !important;}} If you have questions, please contact your organizer or email revrally2019@seiu503.org. Our United for a Better Oregon Rally will take place Monday, May 20th, 2019, from 11:30 until 2:30 at the Oregon…

On Wednesday, April 24, our elected Specials Coalition bargaining team had a productive meeting with management. Details are below. But before we jump in, we want to highlight our Union’s rally on May 20 in Salem. This is a critical…

Updated: May 8, 2018 The CAPE Council, 52 SEIU members elected by the membership to drive our union’s voice in politics, has announced the following endorsements in the 2018 primary elections. The primary election will be held on May 15.…

Legislative wrap up and moving forward Together, SEIU 503 members accomplished a great deal in Salem. We’re proud of the work legislators did to fund healthcare and protect workers from retirement cuts, but we’re left — again — without a…