BARGAINING UPDATE

Fighting for Higher Education

By SEIU 503 Comms via Jax SN Johnson Communications Chair 083

Last updated:

Created: 2025-12-15

Published: 2025-12-15

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Add your Name TODAY!

As Classified workers at Oregon’s Public Universities, we are the foundation of higher education! We unite in support of the bargaining priorities you submitted to our bargaining team.

Now take the next step and sign the Higher Education Petition to tell management we MUST have these priorities in our next contract:

  • Economics: Fair wages that keep up with cost of living.
  • Benefit Protections: Affordable health insurance and strong PERS contributions.
  • Workload: Sustainable workloads, remote work equity, and employment protections.
  • Union Power: Mandatory New employee orientations, union communication access to new hires, and stronger layoff language.

Ready to make a difference?

Join your colleagues in showing university leaders that we are united and ready to fight for a fair contract in 2026.

Sign the Petition
🔒 Secure link via SEIU 503

When we stand together, we are powerful. With all of us united, there is nothing we can’t win.

In unity,

Jo Hickerson

Chair, EOU

Donatellia “D” Austin

OSU

Jamie Baker

EOU

Jeff Daniels

OIT

Colleen Martin-Low

SOU

Rieley Umphress

UO

Ashley Wase

PSU

Mark Decker

WOU