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SEIU Local 49
Local
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.
Union Organizing
SEIU 49 scores Oregon’s biggest private-sector win in decades
Support and maintenance workers at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend voted 267 to 261 to unionize.
Union Organizing
St. Charles Medical Center workers vote by slim majority to join SEIU
Workers voted 255 to 251.
Politics
SEIU locals back Collymore for county position
Services Employees International Union Locals 49 and 503 have endorsed Karol Collymore for Multnomah County commissioner.
