table, th, td { border: 1px solid #ccc; border-collapse: collapse; } Overworked, Essential, and Underpaid We started bargaining at Prestige, EmpRes, Dakavia, and Avalon 5 weeks ago. Our main priorities at the table are Higher Pay, Improved Staffing, and Health…

This update covers State worker bargaining. For information on homecare, nursing homes or other campaigns, please visit Seiu503.org/IAmEssential. Progress on Hazardous/Inclement Conditions As we’ve shared previously, we have been waiting for months for a response from the state on our…

This year SEIU 503 will elect more than 700 people to leadership positions across the state. As results from sub-local elections become available, they will be posted here. Results are posted in order they are finalized. Please reference the elections…

SEIU/DAS BARGAINING 2019-2021 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SUMMARY Articles not summarized below remain unchanged as Current Contract Language Central Table Article 1 – Parties to the Agreement Replaces the Oregon State Library with the State Library of Oregon and the Board of…

Congratulations EmpRes Workers! Earlier this week, our bargaining team reached a tentative agreement on our contract! Here are some of the highlights: Wages: All workers will be getting an $0.80 increase retroactive to October 1, 2017. Credit for experience: New…

We had our third bargaining session for the new Dakavia contract on Monday, September 25th. Our next session is this Friday, September 29th! Please wear purple to show solidarity with your Bargaining Team and coworkers! In summary, we have already…

We had our second bargaining session for the new Dakavia contract on Friday, September 15 and we made great progress. We Tentatively Agreed (TAd) on two articles which means we only have Article 10 (Hours of Work) left plus Economics…

On August 23rd we met with the Employers for our fourth session of Central Table bargaining. We were able to agree on the following issues: Immigration language protecting the rights of immigrant workers Contract trainings for Healthcare Services Group managers,…

We met with the Employers for our third session of bargaining. It was a very productive session and we came to an agreement on the following issues: Trainings for new managers and anyone doing staffing in our facilities. The Employers…

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…