SEIU Local 503 Archives

Oregon lawmakers vote to cut public employee retirement contributions

Jun 6, 2019

Democrats led the charge to divert up to 2.5 percent of public worker pay to shore up PERS.

The untold story of a big union win

Jan 2, 2019

Before Oregon home care workers unionized in 2001, they earned $8.14 an hour and had no benefits, not even workers’ comp for injuries on the job. A new documentary tells their story.

Melissa Unger wins election at SEIU 503

Oct 3, 2018

The state’s largest union saw active competition for most of its top officer positions.

Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights

Jul 12, 2018

To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.

New top leader at SEIU Local 503

Mar 23, 2018

Melissa Unger, sworn in March 10, comes to the job with decades of political experience.

Meet the “anti-union” organizers

Jan 30, 2018

Freedom Foundation is showing up at workplaces and knocking on doors in Washington and Oregon to try to talk workers out of paying union dues.

SEIU Local 503 executive director to step down

Nov 20, 2017

Brian Rudiger will remain until a successor is appointed.

State worker unions reach tentative agreement on ‘lean budget’ raises

Aug 14, 2017

Oregon AFSCME’s new two-year contract covers 3,000 employees at 14 state agencies.

Labor may go to the Oregon ballot on tax reform and workers rights

Jun 13, 2017

Oregon’s biggest unions are laying the groundwork for initiatives on the 2018 ballot — in case this year’s Democratic-led Oregon Legislature doesn’t deliver.

Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year

Apr 19, 2017

A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.