SEIU Local 503 Archives - Page 2 of 6

Springfield nursing home strike ends with mass resignation

Mar 3, 2021

After 23 residents died in nine weeks, workers struck for two weeks to demand union recognition. The nursing home’s investor owners refused.

Union-backed initiatives would punish GOP walkout

Mar 5, 2020

The measures would fine Oregon lawmakers who fail to show up — and disqualify them from running for re-election.

Portland Public Schools ratifies union contracts with maintenance, custodians, food service workers

Feb 5, 2020

All told, nearly 600 workers will get raises of 3% to 5% a year and more over the next few years.

Tentative deal avoids strike at seven Oregon universities

Oct 2, 2019

The agreement includes the largest cost-of-living raise that university support workers have received in more than a decade.

Homecare workers get retirement, harassment policy in new contract

Sep 18, 2019

30,000 workers will get $15 an hour under the new contract.

Workers could strike Oregon universities Sept. 30

Sep 18, 2019

The strike would involve about 5,000 SEIU Local 503 members at seven public universities.

SEIU deal with Oregon includes 10-15% raises

Aug 1, 2019

The new two-year union contract covers 24,000 state employees.

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.