Classified Workers at Oregon's 7 Public Universities Call Off Monday Strike

SEIU calls off strike

Service Employees International Union local 503 called off its strike originally scheduled for 6 a.m., today. SEIU covers around 1,500 classified staff working in dining halls, libraries, technology services and more at the University of Oregon.  The entire union covers all seven of Oregon public universities, including Portland State University and Oregon State University. SEIU...

Classified workers at Oregon's 7 public universities call off Monday strike

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Classified workers at Oregon's seven public universities announced Monday morning that a strike previously planned for the same day has been called off. The strike was first announced after negotiations didn't pan out on Sunday evening, but SEIU 503 followed up Monday morning saying that workers had reached a tentative agreement [...]

Workers strike off with tentative agreement

As of Sept. 28, the Service Employees International Union, which includes staff belonging to custodial, IT, administrative and other services across campus have called off their strike. On Sept. 27, SEIU and Oregon Public Universities had a final attempt at negotiations before the planned strike on Sept. 28. SEIU walked away with their demands met. According to the SEIU website, ratification is still going on through this week and the agreement …