Oregon’s 2021 legislative session was truly historic. The session began with a bleak economic outlook that was buoyed by a series of improved revenue projections and a one-time infusion of $2.6 billion in federal aid. Thanks to the advocacy of…

“Union brothers and sisters stand united, our fight is not over. It has just begun, and we will prevail,” said SEIU Local 503, OPEU President Karla Marks to a roaring crowd of thousands in front of the state capitol building…

University administration offered a new proposal to our bargaining team on Tuesday, taking their draconian healthcare cuts off the table but failing to meet us on wages. SEIU members at all seven universities pushed back hard against the healthcare cuts,…

In the midst of a challenging bargaining season between university workers and university administrators, the employees who make our university work have started to come together in an unprecedented campaign to defend our public education system. On Thursday, June 27th,…

The crisis in Oregon’s foster care system highlights the risk we take when we underfund the resources Oregon families depend on. Over the past two decades, Child Welfare Services has seen understaffed departments, high caseloads, a lack of state resources…

Yesterday, SEIU local 503 members from Portland Public Schools, Child Welfare, and other state agencies joined teachers from around the state in a historic day of action in support of fully funding education and state services.  Twenty-six public school districts…

This year, union members from all walks of life and every community in America shared their stories with newspapers and on TV and radio. They sent a message: unions are an important part of our communities and they’re standing strong…

In a rigged economy, workers say the freedom to come together in strong unions is more important than ever WASHINGTON – The following statement was issued by members and leaders of AFSCME, AFT, NEA, and SEIU – the nation’s four…

When U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Greg Walden, passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), they voted to gut Medicaid and rip healthcare from 23 million Americans, while the rich and powerful get a massive tax break. Oregonians…

By Rhonda Morgan, Statewide President DHS/OHA OREGON—The recent coming forward of a resigning Child Welfare supervisor has once again highlighted the need for drastic reform of our child welfare system. It wasn’t investigative journalism or hearsay. The criticism this time…