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Workers win strong yearly raises, preserve retirement and healthcare benefits, improve educational opportunities, and protect quality care in new 4-year contract. 4,500 healthcare workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington who are members of SEIU Local 49 voted overwhelmingly to ratify …
Our 83,000-member Union Coalition just reached a Tentative Agreement with Kaiser Permanente on a four-year contract that wins on all our bargaining goals and restores a true Labor Management Partnership. Our Four-Year Tentative Agreement: Protects good, middle class jobs with …
Support from elected officials continues to grow in Kaiser healthcare workers’ fight for a new national agreement that protects patients, rebuilds our partnership, and gets Kaiser back on track. As we head toward a possible unfair labor practice strike on October …
Four hundred hospital workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center voted to approve a new union contract late on Friday, September 6. The contract ratification came days before a planned three-day unfair labor practice strike that would have taken place September 10-12 …
Hospital Workers Announce Unfair Labor Practice Strike to Protect Quality Care and Good Jobs in Springfield On Friday, August 30, 400 caregivers at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center (MWMC), members of SEIU Local 49, announced plans to hold a three-day unfair labor …
After two weeks of strike votes across Kaiser Permanente facilities in the Northwest, Kaiser SEIU Local 49 members voted overwhelmingly to authorize our bargaining team to call for a strike. SEIU Local 49 members have been taking action for over …
SPRINGFIELD, OR—Hospital workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center who are members of SEIU Local 49 voted overwhelmingly to approve an unfair labor practice strike at the hospital during a strike vote on August 12. The 400 workers have been in contract …
(Springfield, OR)—Healthcare workers at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Riverbend and University District overwhelmingly voted to approve a new 3-year union contract with hospital management on Friday, July 19. The hospital workers, who are members of SEIU Local 49, …
Kaiser Strike Vote Schedule Our SEIU Local 49 elected bargaining team is holding strike votes at Kaiser worksites. Refer to the schedule below to vote. STRIKE VOTE FAQs How do I vote? Come to at any of the locations during …
Our SEIU Local 49 bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with PeaceHealth Sacred Heart management on a new contract. The picket planned for Wednesday, July 17 has been canceled. Details on the tentative agreement will be available to SEIU 49 …
Together, We Made a Difference! 2019 was a year of historic wins for SEIU members and working families in Oregon and Washington. We had ambitious agenda to address some of the issues that matter most to union members: taking action …
Janitors who clean Lincoln Center are celebrating after the building owner and manager chose Able Building Services, a union company, to take over cleaning the buildings. The decision comes after workers united in a clear voice for respect of their …
May 23, 2019 PORTLAND, OR | The front-line security officers who work hard every day to keep the City of Portland offices and properties safe and secure count on our elected leaders to stand firm in their commitment to keeping …
SEIU Local 49 members at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, Oregon, stood united to win improvements to wages, benefits, and increased union power that will have positive impacts on patient care and employee safety and retention for years …
Security officers who are members of SEIU 49 are proud of their work keeping Portland buildings and citizens secure and safe, but they’re facing the possibility of losing their good union jobs if the City of Portland switches to a …
PPMC caregivers and supporters deliver a request to management to respect our union and begin bargaining! On April, 17, a crowd PPMC workers and community supporters filed into HR to deliver a strong request to Krista Farnham that Providence …
85,000 members of our Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions will begin negotiating our National Agreement with Kaiser management this April—without preconditions! What does this mean? It means our actions and our unity are working! Kaiser illegally refused to bargain with our …
In an historic election, caregivers at Providence Portland Medical Center voted to unite in SEIU Local 49 and win a strong voice for quality care. “This is an important step forward for patient care at Providence,” said Mohan Varghese, a …
Our Commitment to Social Justice SEIU 49 members are committed to social and economic justice. We work hard to campaign for candidates and pass laws that improve the lives of working families in our region and around the country. There are …
