Board of Directors Report 2/7/13
Ninety percent of SEIU 503 members are fighting for contracts in 2013. Those bargaining units include State workers, Higher Ed members, Care Providers, Non-Profit workers and Local Government workers....
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“In It Together” kicks off with pickets across Oregon Our “In It Together” campaign is underway with over 90 percent of our members in contract negotiations. We are making proposals that will directly...
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Below, please find a report from our May 18, 2013 board of directors meeting. Please feel free to circulate this mailing to your fellow SEIU 503 members. May 18, 2013 Board of Directors Report...
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Below, please find a report from our July 13, 2013 board of directors meeting. Please feel free to circulate this mailing to your fellow SEIU 503 members and encourage them to click here to receive...
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Below, please find a report from our Sept. 14, 2013 board of directors meeting. Please feel free to circulate this mailing to your fellow SEIU 503 members and encourage them to click here to receive...
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Political Report: big battles loom for unions and working families The power and strength of our political effort is growing for upcoming battles against anti- labor ballot measures through members...
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Political Report: February session and looking forward to November In order to better hold legislators accountable to working families, CAPE has created a more rigorous candidate endorsement process....
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Political Report Immigration reform While comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) didn’t pass nationally, the movement continues in communities and in strategically important congressional districts....
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Political Report May Primary & CAPE Endorsement Recommendations: Local, Legislative Races and Statewide Races. Often we have to choose between two mediocre candidates; the state primary election...
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Economic Justice Campaign Members’ voices Throughout SEIU 503, OPEU, we’ve been having conversations at many different levels about what kind of issues should be priorities for the future of our union....
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November 2014 Election Debrief In a conservative wave year, Oregon stood out as a state where voters strengthened their pro-worker majorities. There are a number of reasons for this, including...
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Building our Movement: Economic Justice In 2012, recognizing increasing challenges in bargaining and building our union, our General Council passed a resolution to focus on working in coalitions to...
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Political & Community Power Fair Shot for Oregon Agenda Paid sick days for all Oregonians: Great turnout for February public hearing, including powerful personal testimony from a number of SEIU 503...
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Political & Community Power Legislative action On the heels of an Economic Justice Lobby Day attended by over 200 SEIU members and consumers, the Fair Shot agenda—to end profiling, Ban the Box,...
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Political & Community Power Legislative action Thanks to building a strong coalition with other unions and community organizations who are committed to economic justice, our Fair Shot for All...
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Workers On the Move In Oregon and throughout the nation, SEIU members have been taking the lead in winning positive changes for workers and our communities. In many cities, those wins have come in the...
View ArticleNov. 2015 Board Report: 503 BOD recommends no presidential endorsement; union...
Opportunities, Threats & Challenges on the Horizon There is a clear difference in values between unions and the corporations attacking working people: unions work for shared prosperity, sustaining...
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Recognizing our successes in 2015 2015 was a very successful year for SEIU 503 members, and to open its first meeting of 2016, the SEIU 503 Board of Directors took time to identify some of our huge...
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In It Together: Winning in 2016 SEIU 503 members were key to a historically successful short legislative session, packed with victories for working Oregonians! Raise the Wage: Thanks to the activism...
View ArticleBoard of Directors Report: May 14, 2016
Winning in 2016 A Better Oregon A Better Oregon is the ballot initiative that would boost Oregon revenue as much as $5 billion by requiring all large corporations to pay their fair share of taxes....
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