Seasonally wildland firefighters, lookouts and recreational staff fill the essential roles of protecting Oregon’s forests and enhancing recreational experiences in the State Forests. Thank you for taking this job on. Memories of an Oregon summer day can last a lifetime. Be it stopping a forest fire or maintaining a picnic spot along a river, you will be a part of this. Oregon expects big things of you.
This is your season, and you are not alone.
I just wanted to let you know that if times get tough, SEIU
503 and Forestry Sub-local 629 is a resource that you can turn to for
help. Stewards and SEIU Staff are
available to answer contract interpretation questions, like what is “on-call”
and “stand by”, boot allowances, vacation time around a holiday and the little
known ability to carry over vacation leave when you are scheduled into a “back
to back” season. Contract language has
been negotiated on your behalf to create an environment where you can excel and
feel valued doing the all important work you will be asked to do.
This is your season, so join.
Please consider joining our Union. The ability to negotiate a contract that goes
from good to great depends in a large part on employee support. One of the easiest ways of showing this
support is by joining. It is not that
hard but you do need to complete a Membership Application which is available
from your Steward, a Statewide elected officer or our SEIU 503 staff organizer
Ross Grami at 503-581-1505 ext 191 or gramir@seiu503.org
This is your season, shine.
