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Your Institutions bargaining team met with management on Thursday, May 7 and had a long night of passing proposals back and forth. Management is still refusing to back off on their takeaway proposals...
View ArticleLong night yields some TAs, but little progress in priority areas
Your Institutions bargaining team met with management on Wednesday and got tentative agreements (TAs) in two areas. The first TA clarifies that workers have the right to bring a steward with them when...
View ArticleState Workers reach contract settlement
Our member-elected SEIU 503 state worker bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with the state! Highlights include: We more than held the line on healthcare. Starting in January 2016, we...
View ArticleState Worker Tentative Agreement Summary
A summary of the entire state worker tentative agreement is now available! Click here to view and download the pdf.
View ArticleState Workers: It’s time to vote on our contract!
Our state worker bargaining delegates met in Oregon City Saturday and overwhelmingly voted to recommend a “yes” vote on our negotiated contract settlement! Now it’s time for us all to vote on the...
View ArticleState Worker Voting Locations
Face-to-Face Voting Where to get your ballot If your worksite is listed on the schedule, you will receive a ballot addressed to you at the worksite meeting. If you do not pick up your ballot at the...
View ArticleState Workers ratify contract
We are excited to announce that 95 percent of voting state worker members said YES to ratify their new contract! This means that all provisions of the contract will go into effect as soon as both sides...
View ArticleState Worker Bargaining Update: Better wages for quality services
Yesterday, we started negotiations with an opening statement by our union’s Executive Director, Brian Rudiger. He described our desire for fair wages and benefits, the diversity of our membership, and...
View ArticleState Worker Bargaining Update: Legislative Proposals Would Be Devastating
We need to level with you. Bargaining is proceeding normally, but we have zero hope of a fair contract and quality services unless the legislature adopts meaningful revenue reform. In the last few...
View ArticleState Workers reach tentative agreement!
After back-to-back marathon bargaining sessions, our SEIU 503 State Worker Bargaining Team has reached a tentative agreement on our wage and benefit reopener!* Together through our unity and actions...
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