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DAS bargaining update: Energy is building!

SEIU members holding signs that say Stop Tax Fraud, Protect the Middle Class, and In It Together at an informational picket outside Oregon State Hospital

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Frequently Asked Questions: State’s “6% Buy-Out” Concept

What is the 6% pick-up and how did it come to be? Prior to 1979, state workers paid 6% of our wages towards PERS.  In bargaining in 1979, we accepted the state’s proposal to pay the 6%, which increased member …

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SEIU Local 503 Executive Director Heather Conroy issued the following statement in response to the recent DHS audit:

Setbacks in Salem but the Fight Far from Over

Fair for a Fair Economy: Sunday May 19

DAS Bargaining Update: Take Action on Healthcare & Healthy Workplaces

OUS video bargaining update, 4/17/13

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State/University News & Contracts

In bargaining, members who work for state agencies are divided into four coalitions: DHS, Institutions, ODOT, and Specials.

DHS COALITION includes the Employment Dept., Oregon Health Authority, and the Dept. of Human Services (DHS).

INSTITUTIONS COALITION includes OR Youth Authority (OYA), OR State Hospital (OSH), Eastern OR Training Center (EOTC), and Eastern OR Psychiatric Center (EOPC).

ODOT COALITION includes OR Dept. of Transportation (ODOT), OR Parks & Recreation Dept. (OPRD) (incl. State Fair), Forestry Dept., OR Dept. of Aviation (ODOA), Driver and Motor Vehicles (DMV), and OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW).

SPECIALS COALITION includes more than 20 State agencies. Click here for the full list.

OUS includes classified employees in the Oregon University System at all 7 campuses: Eastern Oregon University (EOU), Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), Oregon State University (OSU), Portland State University (PSU), Southern Oregon University (SOU), University of Oregon (UO), and Western Oregon University (WOU).

Links to recent news, bargaining updates, and contracts for each coalition below:

  • DHS
  • Institutions
  • ODOT
  • Specials
  • OUS

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Frequently Asked Questions: State’s “6% Buy-Out” Concept
  • FAQ: Premium Share (for DAS workers)
  • FAQ: Steps (for DAS workers)
  • FAQ: Furlough days (for DAS workers)
  • FAQs regarding DAS/OUS Bargaining

State/University Contracts

DAS Master Agreement 2011-13
DHS 2011-13
Institutions 2011-13
ODOT 2011-13
Specials 2011-13
OUS 2011-13

2013 DAS Central Bargaining Team

Keary DeBeck, Justice
Steven Demarest, Employment
Lee Erickson, ODOT
Dan Ferguson, OYA
Peggy Rinck, Parks
Dan Smith, Oregon State Hospital
Catherine Stearns, DHS-OHA
Mary Stewart, Revenue
Heather Blankenheim, SEIU
Heather Conroy, SEIU

2013 OUS Bargaining Team

Marc Nisenfeld, PSU (Chair)
Helen Moore, EOU
Bob Klem, OIT
Donna Stevenson, OSU
Rob Fullmer, PSU
Bob Sexton, SOU
Kurt Willcox, UO
Angie Barry, WOU

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