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SEIU Local 49
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
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.
