On July 6th and 7th, over 1,500 SEIU 503 members staged unity breaks, held info pickets, rallied and marched to support the State Bargaining Team and call for a fair contract. Workers from nearly every department of the State of…

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…

Ivonne Rivero became an SEIU 503 homecare member in 2018 and has emerged as one of our union’s strongest and most active member leaders. Ivonne serves on the SEIU 503 Board of Directors and Oregon Homecare Commission, Co-Chairs our Latinx…

After years with little support for the state, child care providers finally see progress on wages and enrollment.  Child care providers in our union reached a tentative agreement (TA) last week on a new contract, which includes a 5% raise…

Our SEIU 503 Committee for the Future is charged with evaluating the various threats our union is facing and developing specific proposals for how we can adapt and thrive in a changing world. After meeting and deliberating for nearly a…