Help Keep Families Working, Save Oregon Jobs
Quality, affordable childcare is vital to keeping parents in the
workforce. But Employment Related Day Care could disappear if the Legislature
doesn’t act soon!
Safe…for Now
Following an outcry by members of SEIU Local 503 and other Oregonians,
the legislature’s emergency board voted July 22 to restore cuts to
community care for seniors and people with disabilities.
"No Takeaways" Heard Loud and Clear
After a successful action on June 22, Laurelhurst Village workers are one step closer to winning employee health care. At their all-staff meeting, almost 100% of workers in attendance wore stickers that said "No Takeaways."
Adult Foster Home Providers Mobilize in Salem
How will new Oregon Administrative Rules affect YOU? The next public hearing on the
rulemaking process is on Tuesday June 15th. Join with other providers
in voicing our concerns over the proposed changes.
Almost Unanimous in Coos Bay
Nearly every eligible employee -- 30 of 34 -- at Avamere Rehabilitation
at Coos Bay has signed a card designating SEIU 503 as the bargaining
unit for workers there, it the 29th nursing facility in Oregon to the
union.