Quality jobs, Quality Care

Care jobs are a rewarding way to make a difference in someone’s life. But you can’t care for others if you’re not caring for yourself. Many care jobs offer low pay and substandard benefits, which leads to high staff turnover and poor patient care.

Union jobs are different. When you work union, your pay and benefits are guaranteed, in writing, in your union contract. Union care jobs offer the highest caregiver pay in Oregon; affordable, quality health insurance for you and your whole family; and a voice on the job.

13%

Union CNAs make almost 13% more than non-union

24%

Union CNAs top out 24% higher than non-union

$7000

Union CNAs save up to $7k/year on family healthcare

"Working union means higher pay, guaranteed raises, and affordable healthcare for my whole family."

Frequently Asked Questions

Union pay and benefits are guaranteed, in writing, in your union contract. You can download and read union contracts for all the jobs posted on this site. Union contracts are negotiated between workers and their employers. The most updated pay scales for SEIU union nursing homes as of October 1 2023 are available here

Union nursing home workers and their families have access to excellent health insurance at a low cost through the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust. The plans provides

  • Free preventive care
  • Free generic drugs
  • Lower deductible and out-of-pocket maximum than current employer options

These healthcare plans are available to union members for only $35/month for individuals, $70/month for worker and partner, or $105/month for worker and whole family

Union caregivers are protected against unfair discipline, mandation / forced overtime, and arbitrary schedule changes. If you have an issue at work, a union steward will back you up in meetings with your supervisor. All our rights and benefits are guaranteed in writing in our contract, and can’t be arbitrarily changed.

SEIU 503 dues are 1.7% of salary + $2.75 per month. What we pay in dues is much less than what we gain from higher pay and better benefits compared to non-union jobs. Union workers save thousands in health insurance premiums, deductibles, and co-pays alone.

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Affordable, quality healthcare

Free preventive care, free generic drugs, low deductibles and out-of-pocket max

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Do you work in a non-union nursing home?

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