Local 083 · Worker-led across Oregon
Our union has spent five months bargaining for a fair contract. Management's latest offer still includes zero percent COLAs, a 19-year step path and proposed rollbacks to rights our members built over decades.
Campaign status
Updated as bargaining moves
OSU's latest salary report shows many represented workers earn less than $40,000, while some administrators earn more than $200,000.
Source: OSU salary reports →Fast paths for OSU classified workers.
Join our SEIU Local 503 Higher Ed Bargaining Team on Zoom for an update on mediation, what the latest developments mean for members and what comes next in bargaining. Please join by 4:35 p.m.; anyone joining after 4:35 p.m. will be removed.
Where: Online via Zoom
Email Oregon State University leadership, sign the strike pledge when it arrives and build our union for a fair contract.
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More than 140 members and supporters rallied at McNary Field and marched to Kerr Administration Building on June 30, the day our previous contract expired.
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The July 16 Local 083 membership meeting has moved from MU 211 to MU 215 after a double-booking. Join us at noon for TOGO'S sandwiches.
Read the story →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.
Our strength is our members. Join us to build a better OSU.
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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]