OSU Hatfield
Hatfield Marine Science Center, Guin Library Seminar Room, or Zoom
Details, RSVP & Zoom: OSU HatfieldUpdated October 6, 2026 · Local 083
Our agreement. Our vote.
The strike was called off September 28. Our tentative agreement is now before members for ratification. Review the summary, bring your questions to a meeting, and use your personal ballot email to vote.
Ratification meetings
Join in person or on Zoom for a presentation and Q&A. Members and nonmembers are welcome. All times are Pacific.
OSU Bend
OSU Bend campus — Obsidian 210 Boardroom, or Zoom
Details, RSVP & Zoom: OSU BendOSU Main Campus
OSU Memorial Union (MU), Room 104, or Zoom
Details, RSVP & Zoom: OSU Main CampusThese are informational meetings; voting happens online using your personal ballot. For accessibility or language support, contact our organizer.
Your next step
Find your ballot. Make your voice heard.
Look for SEIU 503’s October 5 email, “Vote on Contract Ratification Now!” Voting is online; informational meetings do not include a vote.
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Upcoming Events
Oct6
Membership Meeting
3 p.m. Pacific · Presentation + Q&A
Contract Ratification Presentation — OSU Hatfield
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 3 p.m. Pacific. Join in person at Hatfield Marine Science Center, Guin Library Seminar Room or on Zoom for a tentative agreement presentation and Q&A. Members and nonmembers welcome.
Where: Hatfield Marine Science Center, Guin Library Seminar Room, or Zoom
Tue, Oct 6, 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
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News & updates
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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BargainingSeptember 27, 2026
Historical: Wages remain unresolved as Oregon university workers prepare to strike
Historical announcement. The September 28 strike was later called off; see our bargaining hub for current ratification information. Union leaders credit members’ collective action for progress on contract protections.
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BargainingSeptember 18, 2026
Historical: Our union delivers strike notice to OSU leadership
Historical announcement. The September 28 strike was later called off; see our bargaining hub for current ratification information. 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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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
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