Care Providers News

• Add-ons at Addus/Portland
  SEIU 503 members in Addus Healthcare’s Portland unit have reached agreement on a contract re-opener that increases wages, and expands some benefits.
• Notice of Nominations and Elections
  Important information about nominations and elections for Nursing Home and Adult Foster Home positions on the SEIU Local 503 Board of Directors AND for Nursing Home and Adult Foster Home local officers.
  
• Justice Delayed by Laurelhurst
  A nursing home accused of violating the rights of its employees and an anti-union law firm have teamed up to play a little hardball against a former “employee of the month” who was fired for engaging in union activity.
• “What Do We Want? Fairness!”
  After the marching and slogans and speeches and songs, the message came down to a simple chant rising from Terry Schrunk Plaza and echoing off the Portland skyscrapers around it: “What do we want? Fairness! When do we want it? Now!”
• Take Action Now! Protect critical public services
  There is a record and growing demand for public services in the face of a $4 billion shortfall between what would be required to find current service levels in 2009-11 and the revenue the state anticipates it will have.