The Existing Policy Resolutions document contains policies adopted at General Council over a period of 4 years. Click below to download a copy of SEIU Local 503’s current Existing Policy Resolutions. 2022 Existing Policy Resolutions Document Resolutions Adopted at 2020…
Member NewsHigher Ed Bargaining Update – December 3, 2023
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…
Tags: bargaining
Division(s): Higher Ed
Member NewsUpdate on State Pay Issues (Workday)
Need updates on the Workday issue? Visit our dedicated Workday webpage. August 25 In May and June, we shared updates with you about working with the State on issues related to tax withholding for mid-month paychecks. You will recall, the…
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Division(s): State Agency
Member NewsPublic Sector Newsletter
July 28 Cast Your E-Ballot on the Proposed Contract Voting is now open! This Monday, State members received their electronic ballots through email, and the votes are coming in. Voting to ratify a contract is one of the single most…
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Division(s): State Agency Higher Ed
Member NewsNOTICE OF 2022-2024 STATEWIDE OFFICER (SWO) and BOARD OF DIRECTOR (BOD) NOMINATIONS
Any SEIU 503 active or semi-active member in good standing may run for Statewide Office, Director or Assistant Director and any SEIU 503 active, semi-active, or staff member in good standing may run for Executive Director. SEIU 503 Statewide Officers…
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Division(s): Homecare/Personal Support Worker Nursing Homes Non-Profit Local Government (City, County, School District) Retirees State Agency Higher Ed
Member News-Dignity Newsletter, February 2020-
Click on article link to read full article. Select preferred language in upper right corner of web page. Black History Is Homecare History Eyecare Benefits for Care Providers Important changes to the Ameritas Vision benefit structure Eligible homecare and personal…
Member NewsDignity Newsletter, February 2020
Click on article link to read full article. Select preferred language in upper right corner of web page. Black History Is Homecare History Eyecare Benefits for Care Providers Important changes to the Ameritas Vision benefit structure Eligible homecare and personal…
Member NewsStronger Together, A Podcast from SEIU Local 503: Historic Win at Portland Public Schools
On our inaugural episode of Stronger Together, the official podcast of SEIU Local 503, we hear from our Executive Director Melissa Unger about our vision is for the next five years as a union. Next, we hear from Adam Napier,…
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Member NewsThe Tentative Agreement for Classified Staff in Higher Education
Our higher ed bargaining team which represents the over 4,500 classified staff at Oregon’s seven universities has come to a tentative agreement with management! This comes after months of hard fought negotiations where we moved management from a series of…
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Division(s): Higher Ed
Member NewsJackson County Employees Working Without a Contract as Negotiations Heat Up
The public employees of Jackson County have been dealing with one of the “worst case scenarios” that unions members do everything to avoid: they are working without a contract. The Jackson County Employees Association (a sublocal of SEIU Local 503)…
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Division(s): Local Government (City, County, School District)