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SEIU Local 49
Politics
SEIU files five prospective Oregon ballot initiatives on hospital reform
Hospitals would have to do charity care, disclose prices and quality, charge fair rates, cap CEO pay
Collective bargaining
Daimler deploys strikebreakers at Portland truck plant
A fast-moving convoy of vans and SUVs nearly ran over one picketing union member
Collective bargaining
Machinists, Painters strike Daimler Trucks
Workers have been falling behind economically while the company prospers
Collective bargaining
SEIU 49 secures first contract for 450 private security officers
Contract delivers raises and better benefits at Securitas, ABM, G4S, and AlliedBarton
Politics
Portland-area labor endorsements for May 21 election
Portland fluoridation fails to get 2/3 at NOLC, but labor endorses Metro levy, school board races
Jobs
Daimler Trucks to lay off 250 union workers at Swan Island plant
The Portland maker of heavy-duty Western Star trucks currently has 930 union workers.
Collective bargaining
At Bend hospital, support staff dump SEIU, but nurses approve new contract
The group of 600 joined SEIU 49 in 21 months ago, but never got a contract.
Union Organizing
Major union win: 500 Portland security officers join SEIU
Securitas, ABM, G4S, and AlliedBarton agreed in July to recognize and bargain with SEIU Local 49.
Collective bargaining
SEIU pickets St. Charles Hospital in Bend
After 18 months and no contract for 600 hospital workers, some are pushing to dump the union.
Collective bargaining
Union janitors march in show of strength
Portland Mayor Sam Adams and both candidates to succeed him show up in support
In Memoriam
Marty Blake, 1937-2012
Blake led SEIU Local 49 and was SEIU international vice president until he retired in 1983.
Workers Rights
Bend hospital fires SEIU leaders amid decert campaign
A union vote at St. Charles Medical Center is on hold while the NLRB investigates violations.
Workers Rights
Crackdown at St. Charles Medical Center
St. Charles Medical Center in Bend sounds like a dictatorship in a case filed by SEIU Local 49.
Collective bargaining
Xerox strike averted
Overall, workers made concessions in the contract, despite Xerox’ profitability.
Collective bargaining
Strike plans shelved; workers reach tentative deal at Xerox
Members vote Oct. 25 whether to approve the contract.
Portland
Wilsonville factory workers vote to strike at Xerox
Profitable printer maker wants to cut disability benefit even after workers agreed to freeze pension.
Buying Union
Pendleton Woolen Mills launches US-made clothing line
Fabric for the "Portland Collection" is union-made in Oregon and Washington.
Union democracy
Niemi elected president at SEIU 49; major contracts ahead
Meg Niemi — union organizer and longshoreman's stepdaughter — won election at 9,000-member SEIU 49.
Oregon/Washington
Xerox workers call on CEO to save the American Dream
150 workers at a Wilsonville Xerox plant have been working without a contract since July.
Portland
Pro-union, pro-choice: Workers unionize at Planned Parenthood
Workers at Planned Parenthood of the Columbia-Willamette voted 97 to 43 SEIU Local 49.
