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…

After months of bargaining, Avamere Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) won their first contract! This is the first group of LPNs EVER to win a union contract in Oregon’s nursing home industry. Nursing home leaders achieved a goal that nursing home…

Voter Pamphlet for the Special Election for Sector 08: Client Employed Provider Directors and Assistant Directors   Legal notice: The Voters’ Pamphlet includes all declared candidates running for Board of Directors positions and contains campaign materials from candidates for elective office…

After an intense month of contract negotiations and workplace actions, the Avamere worker bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with some of the best wages, benefits, and working conditions nursing home workers have ever seen. Avamere management and our union…

There is currently a lot of uncertainty in the University budget. Because of this uncertainty, the Universities have proposed and the Higher Ed bargaining team has agreed to a short-term extension of our contract through January 31, 2022. This would…

After 6 months of negotiations, Jackson County employees vote to authorize a strike.”I’ve felt completely disrespected by management.”   JCEA members click here for strike resources   Jackson County employees voted overwhelmingly over the weekend to authorize a strike.  “Throughout this…

The care providers from Addus HomeCare have just voted 97% to ratify their new union contract!  Addus is the only private homecare agency in Oregon with a union. The progress they made in this contract could have ramifications across the…

We are now celebrating a victory that was months, and years, in the making. Despite management’s initial, disrespectful offers, our bargaining team was able to win a great contract with real cost of living adjustments, no increases in healthcare rates,…

The Adult Foster Home Bargaining team consisting of, John Grim, Leah Silaev, Paul Groh, Clara McPhee, Michael McPhee, Cathryn Miles, Clay Stubblefield and Sarah Ray are very excited to announce that we tentatively agreed to a new contract at 9:50pm…

This post covers the new contract for homecare and personal support workers. Click these links to access the full Tentative Agreement Summaries for Homecare or Personal Support. Tentative Agreements can be translated into your preferred language by clicking on one…