SEIU Local 49 Archives - Page 5 of 8

DEAL: Daimler and unions reach agreement on a new 5-year contract at the Portland truck plant

Oct 29, 2016

Wages will rise by $3.25 an hour for the plant’s 500+ workers.

Menzies cabin cleaners go union at PDX

Sep 19, 2016

A group of 53 aircraft cabin cleaners at Portland International Airport has joined Service Employees (SEIU) Local 49. The workers are employees of Menzies Aviation, which has a contract to clean planes for Alaska Airlines

Contract, not strike, for Portland janitors

Jul 11, 2016

A new union contract will raise wages to at least $15 an hour over a four-year period for nearly 2,000.

Big union win at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital

Jun 3, 2016

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.

Erica Askin leaves Laborers 483 for SEIU 49

Feb 17, 2016

An attorney by training, Askin was the female business manager at Local 483.

Union Organizing

Hundreds of low-wage Portland airport service workers unionize

Jan 13, 2016

The workers help passengers in a wheelchair, handle bags curb-side and help with security lines

A landmark session, but Oregon labor wanted more

Jul 14, 2015

A big Democratic majority led to high expectations, but Oregon lawmakers balked at minimum wage and other labor priorities

Caregivers at Sacred Heart in Springfield unionize

Jun 3, 2015

It was the largest unit to have a union election in Oregon healthcare for nearly two decades.

City of Portland passes $15 minimum for its contracted service workers

Mar 3, 2015

The wage floor covers 150 janitors and guards and parking attendants and about 20 City workers

City of Portland to consider $15 an hour for contract workers

Jan 27, 2015

If passed it would be a more than $4 jump for janitors, security guards and others