February 27,2024 Thanks to the incredible power workers have been building on our campuses—signing strike pledges, practice picketing, rallying, delivering our petitions to administration, and more—we have moved management to come to a tentative agreement that includes historic cost-of-living adjustments…

After our second bargaining session with management and a mediator, university management walked away from the bargaining table after failing to offer proposals that meet members’ needs for a fair contract with COLAs that keep up with inflation. They continue…

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…

(Select your preferred language at the top of this page.) What’s in this issue:  Sublocal Elections Nominations Are Open 2024 is a Big Election Year for SEIU 503 Members Steward Awards Nominations  Homecare Workers Have an Important Bill at the…

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…

We wrapped up our second bargaining session at the University of Oregon on Friday, and it is clear that we will have to fight hard to win the contract we deserve. While our union is making proposals that would improve…

By Central Table Bargaining Co-Chairs Ibrahim Coulibaly and Austin Folnagy  We’d like to share with our fellow members our experience as bargaining team members after reaching a Tentative Agreement (TA) for the next state worker contract. We must begin by…

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…