Workers at the Corvallis Manor nursing home joined SEIU today. Leading the effort were Charlie Davis, Stephanie Busch, Rachel Hillard, Nicole Holaday and Beth Parish. SEIU Local 503 external organizers worked very hard on the long campaign and an elected official was on hand to help with the card count.
Corvallis Manor workers mainly gave two key reasons for organizing. The nursing home census has been low--a constant source of worry and irritation to nursing home workers--and so workers reporting to work have been sent home for “lack of work” without a fair process in place to help them. In addition, Corvallis workers saw workers at union homes owned by the same company (Pinnacle Health Care) get a larger raise than they did last year.
Nursing homes in the Willamette Valley generally employ workers who move through the homes, rely on one another for job leads and support and share common cultures and outlooks. This union campaign also used the workers desire to form lasting relationships with one another and with their union to move towards this great victory.
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