With the bad economy, and the even worse contract offers coming from management, do you think we're looking at a strike this year?
Yes
60% (3 votes)
I'm not sure
20% (1 vote)
No
20% (1 vote)
Let's do it now!
0% (0 votes)
Total voters: 5
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 Updates: 31-May-2009Update: Be sure to check the comments for ongoing updates about this month's bargaining. We're back to the Central Bargaining Table tomorrow, May 4th. What can be expected? That's hard-to-tell. There was a state wide action day on April 27th. This included many people calling Scott Harra, the Director of DAS. The calls were asking him to move forward with bargaining. In other words, tell Eva Corbin to stop stalling and work with us, rather than obstructing the process. read more » |
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As expected, April is off to a slow start for bargaining. And don't expect much more to heppen this month. There's lots of work going on around the next budget, but until we get the final May forecast, no one is really going to be in any position to make decisions. The short list of topics that have been discussed include: read more » |
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I don't know about any of the other agencies, but the Director of DHS has been meeting with groups of employees around the state recently. For some people, those meetings are in person at the work site. For others that are more remote, they're arranging video conferences. read more » |
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Location: SEIU 503, Salem Headquarters Event Date: Wed, 04/01/2009 - 17:30 - 19:30
You are invited to a planning session for the Salem Community Action Center
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Back in October 2008, SEIU International appointed members to the SEIU Commission on Standards and Ethics. They touted this group as an, "independent panel of academics, clergy, ethicists, and union leaders." The fifteen members were supposed to deliver a "comprehensive package of recommendations to the International to ensure that the Union's leadership is held accountable to the members at all levels."
Right now, everyone is working very hard to address the upcoming budget woes. They're planning the contract negotiation campaign. It all sounds great. Everyone working together for the good of the membership. read more » |
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With so much focus on the economy and bargaining, I've been a little lax in pursuing some of the other areas of interest around SEIU Local 503. Actually, I have been following them, I just haven't been covering them on the site.