Service Employees International Union

SEIU represents approximately 1,500 staff members on campus, often referred to as “classified staff,” who perform a wide range of important functions in areas such as health care, facilities, administrative support, dining services, and information technology.

Negotiations with SEIU are led by University Shared Services Enterprise or USSE, which provides a variety of functions for Oregon’s seven public universities, including the University of Oregon.

Collective Bargaining Agreement 2022-2026

Training and Professional Development

Bargaining: 2023-24 Reopener - New contract terms ratified

Update: March 20, 2024

SEIU members ratified new terms for the current collective bargaining agreement. Oregon’s public universities and SEIU reached a tentative agreement in their reopener negotiations in February.  

The new terms include the following salary increases: 

  • 6.50 percent salary increase effective April 1, 2024 
  • A one-time payment of one thousand and five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars shall be paid as wages to all employees, pro-rated by FTE, with their April 2024 paycheck.   
  • Additional pay increases during the remaining years of the contract: 
    • 2.00 percent effective November 1, 2024 
    • 3.50 percent effective June 1, 2025 
    • 3.00 percent effective November 1, 2025 

More information about the new terms is available on the University Shared Services Enterprise (USSE) website. USSE represents and provides a variety of functions for Oregon’s seven public universities. 

As agreed to in Article 4, Term of Agreement, Section 3, the union elected to reopen the current contract. The reopener allows for negotiation of:

  • Article 21, Salary.
  • Up to seven additional articles or letters of agreement as selected by each party.
  • Selective salary increases for no more than five classifications, except by mutual agreement.

The reopener stipulates to a 90-day bargaining timeline rather than the customary 150 days, and it is subject to the same rules and bargaining processes pertaining to full contract successor negotiations in Article 14: Negotiation Procedures. 

Updates from USSE

SEIU Contact Information

President: Jennifer Smith, jjsmith@uoregon.edu