News & Updates

SEIU 503 Higher Education Bargaining has begun!

Please check your emails for your personalized SEIU Local 84 Bargaining Survey link.  This link cannot be shared, as it is an individual link for YOU 

This survey is short because this is a Collective Bargaining Agreement reopener, and our AMAZING SEIU 503 Higher Education Bargaining Team wants to hear YOUR voice to help guide our negotiations with management.

If you have any questions about the survey, please reach out to Stephanie Prentiss prentisss@seiu503.org at any time!

Check out and join the SEIU Local 503 Higher Ed Workers Facebook Group or Higher Ed Admin Workers Facebook Group to keep up to date, and check out what is happening during our bargaining campaign.

Remember: WOU works because WE DO!

BARGAINING UPDATE, from Johnny Earl (UO):

Most recent bargaining session, with university management, @ OIT. 

This bargaining session is a Reopener, with 7 articles on each side: the union opened the following CBA articles. (English / Spanish)

• Article 2 – recognition (p.1)

• Article 10 – union rights (p.6)

• Article 20 – differential pay (p.28)

• Article 21 – salary (p.33)

• Article 36 – sick leave (p. 54)

• Article 38 – holidays (p. 59) 

  • For example, not everyone celebrates Christmas 

• Article 43 – vacation (p. 67)

• Article 51 – safety and health (p.51) 

Management opened with a takeaway: working out of class (article 20: Section 6(A). Work Out-of-Classification p. 32) 

• Management wants to take away our right to grieve working out of class. 

• Stay tuned for more information, as it becomes available.

Bargaining Support Petition, here’s the link to the online petition: 

• Petition signature status for WOU = 64.5% of all classified staff (YAY!!). 

• NOTE: classified staff are not required to be registered union members to sign this petition. This petition is about showing our support to our bargaining team.

Bargaining communication via:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/seiu503highered (for all members)

Upcoming bargaining dates & locations:

• UO - October 26 & 27 

• OSU - November 7 & 8

• PSU - November 29, 30 and December 1

• WOU - December 14 & 15

*** Portions of bargaining joint sessions will be available to view via Zoom

• Stay tuned for further updates.