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SEIU Local 503
Oregon
Union-backed initiatives would punish GOP walkout
The measures would fine Oregon lawmakers who fail to show up — and disqualify them from running for re-election.
Collective bargaining
Portland Public Schools ratifies union contracts with maintenance, custodians, food service workers
All told, nearly 600 workers will get raises of 3% to 5% a year and more over the next few years.
Collective bargaining
Tentative deal avoids strike at seven Oregon universities
The agreement includes the largest cost-of-living raise that university support workers have received in more than a decade.
Collective bargaining
Homecare workers get retirement, harassment policy in new contract
30,000 workers will get $15 an hour under the new contract.
Collective bargaining
Workers could strike Oregon universities Sept. 30
The strike would involve about 5,000 SEIU Local 503 members at seven public universities.
Collective bargaining
SEIU deal with Oregon includes 10-15% raises
The new two-year union contract covers 24,000 state employees.
Oregon
Oregon lawmakers vote to cut public employee retirement contributions
Democrats led the charge to divert up to 2.5 percent of public worker pay to shore up PERS.
Union Organizing
The untold story of a big union win
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.
Union democracy
Melissa Unger wins election at SEIU 503
The state's largest union saw active competition for most of its top officer positions.
Oregon
Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights
To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.
Union democracy
New top leader at SEIU Local 503
Melissa Unger, sworn in March 10, comes to the job with decades of political experience.
Workers Rights
Meet the “anti-union” organizers
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.
People
SEIU Local 503 executive director to step down
Brian Rudiger will remain until a successor is appointed.
Collective bargaining
State worker unions reach tentative agreement on ‘lean budget’ raises
Oregon AFSCME's new two-year contract covers 3,000 employees at 14 state agencies.
Oregon
Labor may go to the Oregon ballot on tax reform and workers rights
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.
Jobs
Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year
A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.
Oregon
Measure 97 backers take their campaign to the Oregon Legislature
The union-backed coalition wants corporate tax transparency — and for big corporations to pay their fair share.
People
Local labor movement personnel changes
Heather Conroy, Alma Raya, Stacy Chamberlain, Jaime Sorenson, Joe Esmonde
Oregon
Union coalition gets ready for Round Two
Fair Shot will push a minimum wage and tougher laws on wage theft and racial profiling in 2016.
