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Andrew Nixon/CapRadioSome teachers have left because of the challenges of teaching during a pandemic, while others were fearful they would contract Covid-19 and some were offered higher-paying jobs. Many just burned out. -
Jonathan PruiettWorking from home isn't possible in many jobs, but in companies where it is, the return to office has become a point of tension between workers and their bosses.
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No longer convinced their employer is committed to service, roughly a third of nurses employed by Providence stand ready to strike if their pay and policy demands aren’t met. -
Who loses and who gains as California cleans up its cars? Nearly 32,000 mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed phaseout of new gas-powered cars. Electric companies would be the big winners.
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The rules require access to shade, water and cool-down breaks for farmworkers and other laborers. Proponents say they are the most protective in the nation.
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A new bill aimed at increasing affordable housing construction has an important backer: California’s carpenters’ unions. The state’s formidable Construction and Building Trades Council, which represents most other construction unions, is opposed. The battle comes down to how stringent labor requirements under the new bill would be.
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Caring for babies or family with medical issues takes people away from their jobs. Some, especially the lowest wage earners, don’t get those jobs back. To support care work, Oregon was the ninth state to pass a Paid Family and Medical Leave Act.
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In an email, OHSU promised $7,500 to all staff as a COVID hardship bonus. But the email was fake, and staged by its administrators.
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Oregon State University study shows unendurable conditions farmworkers endured during the pandemic.
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A Starbucks store in Eugene has become the first in the state to unionize after a unanimous vote on Wednesday.
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Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in March. That’s down from 4% in February.
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The state of Oregon is channeling millions of dollars into addiction recovery programs due to a law that passed in 2020. But the state is having trouble finding the workforce to fill these jobs.
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Low-wage earners who most need paid family leave can’t afford to take time off. A new bill seeks to raise their replacement pay.
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California has almost $20 billion of debt from the surge in unemployment claims during the pandemic, more than any other state. One reason is California’s higher unemployment rate; another is that employer taxes haven’t kept up with increasing benefits. Now, employers will see an automatic tax increase to start paying off the debt, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed spending $3 billion in state funds to reduce the debt.
