In 2021, we demanded that employers Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us!

We ran fast, pushed hard, and remained united across our Union in order to improve the lives of working families in Oregon and Washington. Take a moment to sit back and enjoy our successes and victories with our 2021 SEIU Local 49 Highlights video. #StrongerTogether

Members at Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon came together and voted overwhelmingly to approve a groundbreaking, first union contract, in effect until June 30, 2025.By remaining and united throughout our campaign, we won:

• Well-deserved raises with a 15% average

• Guaranteed minimum wage of $18/hr

• Annual across-the-board raises

• Paid employee insurance premium coverage

• Matching retirement contributions

• Improved communication and staffing support

• Strong diversity initiatives

• Access to the SEIU & Employer Education Fund

• Respect for their Union

Healthcare workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center who are members of SEIU Local 49 voted overwhelmingly to approve a settlement with McKenzie-Willamette management on a new Union contract. The nearly 300 workers—including ER Techs, Pharmacy Techs, Certified Nursing Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, Physical Therapists, Radiologic Technologist, Surgical Techs, Phlebotomists, Social Workers and Operating Room Custodians — were united in their commitment to raise staffing and safety standards, improve healthcare for patients and employees, increase wages, and receive pandemic protections.

Springfield, OR – Hospital workers who are members of SEIU 49 gathered, marched, chanted, and spoke out on their first day of a 5-day strike. Hospital caregivers made the difficult decision to strike following a breakdown in discussions with management over patient and worker safety issues. Workers maintain that management remains far from resolving key priorities to settle a fair union contract that would provide market rate wages, healthcare workers can afford to use, and COVID protections like paid time off and recognition bonuses.