Quality Public Services
Our Mission is to improve the quality of life through worker empowerment and a progressive labor movement. We are an organization of more than 40,000 women and men who, by joining together, are achieving what we cannot accomplish alone. By standing together we have a voice in our contracts and our daily work lives.
We provide valuable services to our communities.
SEIU 503 members do more than 500 different jobs in 85 state, local government and non-profit agencies, and care facilities.
The services we provide include helping blind people get access to education, testing new drivers, collecting revenue, helping veterans, assisting at-risk youth, repairing bridges, maintaining Oregon's parks, and caring for the disabled, the elderly, and low-income children - just to name a few.
SEIU members keep Oregon's highways safe.
When Oregon feels the icy blast of winter, our ODOT members put in the long hours needed to clear the snow and ensure safe roads. They even build the plow blades in the LaGrande shop!
Our members with the
Oregon University System
register new students, provide health services on campus, manage grant programs, maintain the grounds, and do many other unseen jobs that keep Oregon's public university campuses safe and running smoothly.
SEIU Homecare members make it possible for seniors and disabled people to live in dignity
in their own homes as long as possible. We advocate for our clients not only in day-to-day living, but politically to protect funding for crucial services like affordable prescription drugs.
SEIU members also care for seniors in Oregon's
nursing homes
and
adult foster care homes
.
Our newest members are
Child Care Providers
who have joined with us to build a better future for themselves, their families and the children of Oregon in their care.
The work we do touches the lives of every single Oregonian. We are proud to stand together for the quality services we provide for our communities and families.