Workers at Two Providence Clinics Declare Intent to Unionize
The health care provider says it respects the rights of approximately 200 caregivers to explore representation.
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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%.
Weyerhaeuser Strike Continues as Stock Prices Stumble
Stocks in the timber company fared poorly against competitors amid an ongoing worker strike.
Enrollment Blues
Head counts at Oregon’s community colleges were in a slow pattern of decline when the COVID-19 pandemic hit — and they’ve yet to bounce back.
Nurses File Class-Action Wage Theft Suit Against Providence
Providence says it’s handling the paycheck shortfalls, which stem from its migration to a new payroll system
Communications Workers of America Files Unfair Labor Complaint Against Verizon Express Portland
The union says the telecommunications company has been interfering with labor organizing for months.
Providence St. Vincent Reaches Tentative Agreement with Nurses’ Union
Negotiations at Providence Milwaukie and Willamette Falls continue, and more union activity is also planned.
Workers at Gresham Grow Operation Walk Out, Demand Union Recognition
Legalization placed cannabis workers in legal limbo, union leaders say.
Oregonians Could Get a Chance to Pump Their Own Gas
HB 4151, which would legalize self-service gas stations statewide, has bipartisan support in congress. But unions and gas station workers are wary.
Roaring Back
How an engaged, media-savvy millennial workforce has brought labor unions back into the spotlight and racked up contract victories.