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SEIU Local 49
Health Care
Kaiser nurses issue warning: Short staffing could diminish patient care
Nurse union members, frustrated with slow progress on staffing committees, rally outside Kaiser's Northwest headquarters.
Oregon
At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda inches forward
Will the Oregon Legislature ban anti-union ‘right-to-work’ ordinances?
Union Organizing
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers vote to join AFT
The vote is 319 for AFT, 110 for SEIU.
Union Organizing
At PeaceHealth Southwest, 900 workers will choose between AFT and SEIU
The Dec. 14-15 vote is a runoff after no choice got a majority in a Nov. 22 election among service and maintenance workers.
Collective bargaining
DEAL: Daimler and unions reach agreement on a new 5-year contract at the Portland truck plant
Wages will rise by $3.25 an hour for the plant's 500+ workers.
Union Organizing
Menzies cabin cleaners go union at PDX
A group of 53 aircraft cabin cleaners at Portland International Airport has joined Service Employees (SEIU) Local 49. The workers are employees of Menzies...
Collective bargaining
Contract, not strike, for Portland janitors
A new union contract will raise wages to at least $15 an hour over a four-year period for nearly 2,000.
Union Organizing
Big union win at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital
It was an emotional scene at the vote count, as 310 hospital technicians voted nearly 3-to-1 in favor of unionizing, with 93 percent casting ballots.
People
Erica Askin leaves Laborers 483 for SEIU 49
An attorney by training, Askin was the female business manager at Local 483.
Union Organizing
Hundreds of low-wage Portland airport service workers unionize
The workers help passengers in a wheelchair, handle bags curb-side and help with security lines
Oregon
A landmark session, but Oregon labor wanted more
A big Democratic majority led to high expectations, but Oregon lawmakers balked at minimum wage and other labor priorities
Union Organizing
Caregivers at Sacred Heart in Springfield unionize
It was the largest unit to have a union election in Oregon healthcare for nearly two decades.
Workers Rights
City of Portland passes $15 minimum for its contracted service workers
The wage floor covers 150 janitors and guards and parking attendants and about 20 City workers
Portland
City of Portland to consider $15 an hour for contract workers
If passed it would be a more than $4 jump for janitors, security guards and others
Collective bargaining
Support workers strike at for-profit hospital in Springfield
SEIU Local 49 accuses McKenzie-Willamette of further labor law violations
People
Longtime AFSCME rep Rick Henson retires
Henson started as a Carpenter, became head of SEIU Local 49, and returned to serve AFSCME
Collective bargaining
Contract expires for 570 support workers at Legacy Emanuel Hospital
SEIU Local 49 says raises of 1.5 percent are not enough
Workers Rights
NLRB rules McKenzie-Willamette Hospital broke labor law
The Springfield facility is part of America’s second-biggest for-profit hospital chain
Union democracy
SEIU Local 503 votes not to merge with SEIU Local 49
Local 503 board recommends unification but delegates balk at changes
Union democracy
SEIU locals 503 and 49 discuss merger
Merged union would be 65,000-strong in government, health care and building services
