Special Session: Wrong for Oregon
The following statement was issued by SEIU 503 President Rob Sisk and Executive Director Heather Conroy in response to Gov. Kitzhaber’s announcement of a special legislative session: Robbing low-income...
View ArticleOUS student services workers settle agreement, averting strike
After a long and often contentious eight-month bargaining period, students services workers (non-teaching campus workers like librarians, lab techs, administrative assistants and custodians) and Oregon...
View ArticleSpecial session “a disgrace”
On October 2, the Oregon legislature knuckled under and attacked low-wage workers and retirees by capping PERS cost-of-living-adjustments, while at the same time providing a large tax break to wealthy...
View ArticleHomecare Choice Bill passes House
On March 7, the Oregon House passed Senate Bill 1542 on a 44-14 bipartisan vote. The bill now moves to Gov. Kitzhaber for signing. The bill—co-sponsored by Senator Rosenbaum, Senator Beyer, Senator...
View ArticleStatement from OEA and SEIU on the Withdrawal of 2014 Initiatives
While Oregon will not see a specific attack on working people on the November ballot, the fight for the state’s working families and our students has never been more critical. Corporate profits are at...
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