Eye On The 503 - Bargaining

Voting continues with Local Officers

Scott — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:39:32 +0000

More important elections are on-going

Congratulations are due to our newly elected Board of Directors. Ballot counting was finished on Saturday, March 6^th, 2010. Bart Lewis, President of the Retirees Local 001 and chair of the elections committee, called the candidates personally to let them know the election results. If you would like to see the entire list of Directors, go to the SEIU 503 web site. It's posted prominently on the front page. read more »

Furlough calculator

Scott — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:28:39 +0000

There is an Excel spreadsheet that has been making its way around. The spreadsheet calculates the effect of furlough on your pay. I know that DHS posted it for their staff to see. It has also been sent out in e-mails to union members at least on a Local level. I don't honestly know who created it. (If you do, please let us know.) read more »

DAS Contract Ratified

Scott — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:56:31 +0000

The vote came in with 88% voting yes.

September Bargaining Update

Scott — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:56:04 +0000

The biggest news right now is that OUS has reached a tentative agreement. If you have more information on this, or the of the other ongoing bargaining, please post that information here.

The vote on the DAS tentative agreement is imminent. We'll update when those results are known as well. read more »

DAS/OUS Bargaining Conference 2009

Scott — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:34:19 +0000

As promised, here's a report on the Bargaining Conference that took place last Saturday, August 15^th, 2009. There were a lot of familiar faces, and some new ones (to me).

The conference started at 9:00 AM with a welcome from SEIU Local 503 President Linda Burgin. She spoke about how the initial fast-track bargaining had served to involve the members and keep them involved for the entire bargaining session. She also mentioned that we came out of this with a, "fair contract in the worst economic times of our lives." read more »

DAS Bargaining Conference LIVE!

Scott — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:12:59 +0000

LIVE from the bargaining conference.

Everyone seems hyped about the possible end to DAS bargaining. Resounding and unanimous endorsement by the bargaining team.

Updates after discussion and the vote!

The vote is in!!!

The tentative agrrement has been approved for ratification! read more »

August Bargaining Update

Scott — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:49:17 +0000

Bargaining continues of course. While the DAS coalition moves forward with a tentative agreement, the rest of the bargaining units continue to fight hard battles.

The first update from the Union came out on August 4^th: read more »

DAS Bargaining Conference

Scott — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:01:09 +0000

The DAS Bargaining Conference is coming up very soon! It will be held Saturday, August 15^th, 2009 at the Holiday Inn at the Portland Airport. (The address is 8439 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97220).

The conference runs from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Everyone is welcome. The Union only covers expenses for bargaining delegates, officers, and a few others. Please refer to the attached Registration Form for more information. read more »

DAS Bargaining Reaches Tentative Agreement

Scott — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:17:34 +0000

The big news today is the announcement that the DAS bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement. The following arrived by e-mail just before 3:00 AM this morning.

Dear SEIU member:

After eight months of negotiations, we have reached a tentative agreement with the State on a new two-year contract.

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July Bargaining Update

Scott — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:55:55 +0000

Latest Updates: 28-Jul-2009

No update from the bargaining table yet. However, there is an update scheduled for those that work in the Capital Mall area. If you do, there's a unity break and frisbee toss scheduled for this Wednesday, June 8^th, 2009. Details below: read more »