Hood River Nurses Ratify Contract With Providence
The new contract comes on the heels of 7 months of negotiation, and includes wage increases starting at 14%.
The new contract comes on the heels of 7 months of negotiation, and includes wage increases starting at 14%.
A report from Oregon State University found agricultural and construction works most at risk.
Breakdown of August jobs numbers shows flattened unemployment rates and more Oregonians returning to the workforce
The union says the telecommunications company has been interfering with labor organizing for months.
Union says the strike is a response to ‘illegal unfair labor practices’; Providence calls the strike vote ‘premature’
A group of 15 doctors and other providers at Eugene-area clinics say unionization is their best path to address staff shortages and burnout.
Legalization placed cannabis workers in legal limbo, union leaders say.
Some small farmers say Oregon’s new farmworker overtime law has them planning their exit strategy. Others hold out hope for a solution which accommodates them.
HB 4151, which would legalize self-service gas stations statewide, has bipartisan support in congress. But unions and gas station workers are wary.
Proponents hope tax allowances, a gradual phase-in period and government subsidies will convince legislators to adopt a 40-hour work week for agriculture workers — but farmers say that threshold isn’t realistic.