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When we fight, we win.

WE WON.

No takeaways. A 3% COLA in each of the next two years. Celebrate today, noon–1 p.m., in front of Kerr or on Zoom. Food provided; no RSVP.

Together, we did it.

3% and 3%

Our fair contract. Our collective power.

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Today · Monday, September 28

Victory lunch + bargaining update

Noon–1 p.m. in front of Kerr Administration Building or on Zoom. The strike is off. Report to work as scheduled.

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Sep28
Membership Meeting
Noon

Victory Lunch & Emergency Membership Meeting

Victory lunch and emergency membership meeting, Monday, Sept. 28, noon–1 p.m. in front of Kerr or on Zoom. Food provided; no RSVP. Get the bargaining update.

Where: In front of Kerr Administration Building or Zoom

Mon, Sep 28, 2026View event details →
Oct6
Training
5:30 PM

Code of Conduct 101

Register for our free virtual Code of Conduct 101 training Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pacific.

Where: Virtual — registration required

Tue, Oct 6, 2026View event details →
From our union

News & updates

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BargainingSeptember 28, 2026

Tentative agreement: the strike has been called off

Our Higher Ed Bargaining team announces a tentative agreement. The strike has been called off. Workers should report to work at their usual start times Monday morning.

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Kerr Administration Building at Oregon State University silhouetted against an orange sunset and dark blue sky.
BargainingSeptember 27, 2026

Wages remain unresolved as Oregon university workers prepare to strike

Union leaders credit members’ collective action for progress on contract protections.

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A Local 083 member hands our union’s strike notice to Roy Haggerty in the Kerr Administration Building lobby.
BargainingSeptember 18, 2026

Our union delivers strike notice to OSU leadership

Haggerty expressed sympathy for our demands and cited negotiations with other universities. Our notice identifies Sept. 28 at 6 a.m. as the intended strike start.

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Who we are

1,454 workers keeping OSU—and Oregon—working.

Local 083 is SEIU Local 503's union for classified staff at Oregon State University. We are administrative staff, food service workers, custodians, IT professionals, researchers, tradespeople and many other coworkers building a fairer workplace together.

1,454represented OSU workers
36Oregon counties represented
Meet our union and leadership
Two Local 083 members talking at an OSU community event A Local 083 member bowling at an OSU community gathering Local 083 members in conversation at a community event

Contact us

Have a workplace question or need help finding the right contact? Our steward and executive teams are here to help.

Stewards Email: [email protected]

Leadership Email: [email protected]