Nursing Homes
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SEIU Local 503
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April 18, 2013
SEIU Local 503 members of Pinnacle Highland House Nursing Home in Grants Pass ratified their first union contract on Saturday, April 13. They join five other Pinnacle facilities in a Master Agreement. With the certification of Pinnacle Hillside Heights just this week, there …
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SEIU Local 503
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February 11, 2013
SEIU Local 503 members at Avamere Junction City Nursing Home reached a tentative agreement on a first contract on February 7. They will join nearly 2000 other SEIU members from 37 nursing homes (including 9 other Avamere Homes) at a central bargaining table this summer. The Junction …
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SEIU Local 503
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January 25, 2013
SEIU member leaders recently finalized bargaining with Prestige Care coming out of a recent arbitration decision. Long story short is that workers at Prestige facilities will see reduced healthcare premiums by 9-44% based on plan selection,
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SEIU Local 503
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December 5, 2012
Care Providers and their families celebrated an amazing year for homecare and personal support workers at their 4th Annual Holiday Dinner Party held Dec. 1, 2012 in Salem. Participants, greeted by Mrs. Santa, took time to enjoy one another’s company, …
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siegnerc
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October 26, 2012
The count is in at Avamere Rehab in Junction City, where 41 new members have chosen to join our Union! These new members join their colleagues at 36 other SEIU Union nursing home facilities around the state, including others operated by Avamere. …
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siegnerc
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October 23, 2012
Here’s some good news for care providers. Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced that she won’t appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in order to defend budget cuts she sought in 2011.An appeal to the Roberts Court would have placed Olmstead …
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SEIU Local 503
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July 17, 2012
This summer, care providers have been taking the state by storm! From Bend to Lincoln City and Eugene to Medford, care providers have been reaching out to fellow workers to sign them up for membership, build political power through our …
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SEIU Local 503
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June 20, 2012
Congratulations to our 37 newest members at Avamere Twin Oaks nursing home in Sweet Home, who just ratified their first contract June 20! The Bargaining Team of Kristy Meacham, Stacy Nelson, Danette Baxter led their co-workers and helped to bring things to a satisfactory agreement. There are now 36 SEIU Union nursing home facilities in Oregon, including Twin Oaks.
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SEIU Local 503
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May 17, 2012
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SEIU Local 503
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May 16, 2012
Please welcome SEIU Local 503′s newest members: Avamere Twin Oaks nursing home workers! Avamere Twin Oaks employees from Sweet Home, Oregon finally succeeded in organizing their union on March 27, 2012. The official certification was a long time in the …
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SEIU Local 503
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May 11, 2012
Does this sound familiar? A client is told her service hours will be cut. A mom struggles to figure out how to work and find care for her child after she is removed from the state’s subsidized child care program. …
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SEIU Local 503
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April 19, 2012
This is the official posting of Local 979 and 97 Statewide Officer Elections. Winners will also be individually contacted before April 30th to confirm acceptance of the position. *In the case of a tie, a candidate may voluntarily move into an …
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SEIU Local 503
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January 27, 2012
How should the legislature cover a revenue shortfall? Not with layoffs and service cuts. That’s the message thousands of SEIU 503 members and our allies plan to deliver at a Day of Action in Salem Mon., Feb 20. When it …
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SEIU Local 503
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September 28, 2011
In a 20-hour session that lasted into the wee hours of the morning of September 23, our elected Nursing Home Bargaining Team culminated four months of negotiations by reaching a contract settlement. Our team is recommending that members vote to …
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SEIU Local 503
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September 26, 2011
In a 20-hour session that lasted into the wee hours of the morning of September 23, our elected Nursing Home Bargaining Team culminated four months of negotiations by reaching a contract settlement. Our team is recommending that members vote to …
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SEIU Local 503
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August 22, 2011
Important update: Voting on whether or not to take further public action for our nursing home bargaining campaign will be a vote by mail only. There will not be facility votes, but you are encouraged to get together to discuss the …
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SEIU Local 503
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August 12, 2011
Central Table Bargaining Discussion: Corporate made no movement on their wage proposal—under the current state budget this would be a 2 year wage freeze!?!?! Progress continues on other issues like rights & respect on the job, job protections & security, improved ability …
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SEIU Local 503
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August 12, 2011
Please join us for a free leadership training in your area for nursing home members. Sign up for a training here: http://seiu503.seiu.org/2011nhtrxreg Nursing Home Leadership Training Registration Saturday, August 20, 9am – 5pm, Salem (PART 2: GRIEVANCE DATABASE TRAINING 8/23 …
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SEIU Local 503
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August 2, 2011
Now’s the Time to Show We’re United for Fair Wages & Affordable Healthcare! Central Table Bargaining Discussion: We made our second (counter) proposal to corporate on WAGES; our coworkers emphasized again that a 2-year wage freeze would be unacceptable as …
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SEIU Local 503
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June 8, 2011
SEIU 503 members converged on Portland from across Oregon in June for the nursing home sector’s largest union training and bargaining conference ever.
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