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State workplace safety officials plan to protect employees from indoor heat this summer. But due to cost concerns, a separate rule is in the works for state prisons that will take more time.
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Some Oregonians seeking unemployment insurance benefits are frustrated over long wait times to resolve application issues. The concerns follow the employment department’s rollout of a new website.
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The Medford School District has been negotiating with teachers and staff over a new contract for seven months. The two sides continue to disagree on basic parts of the contract, including pay.
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As the Portland teachers’ strike continues into its third week, a trio of Republican lawmakers plan to introduce a bill banning Oregon teachers from striking.
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More than 4,000 state scientists have worked under an expired contract for three years. Average wages in 2020 were $83,586, 27% less than state engineers’ pay. The state filed an unfair labor practice charge to stop the strike.
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More than 350 apple, pear and cherry packers at three facilities in the Columbia River Gorge will decide this week whether to unionize.
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The Portland public district confirmed Sunday night that students would not be in classes Monday due to the ongoing teachers strike, and a failure to reach a contract over the weekend.
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More than half a million California health care workers are expected to see a pay increase in January thanks to a law raising the minimum wage for their industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law without a clear estimate about how much it would cost the state.
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The United Farm Workers, which represents nearly 7,000 workers, won a unionization vote in Stanislaus County. It’s the first such win in six years and first under a law that went into effect in May.
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Scammers are using stolen identities to create fake claims for Oregon’s new Paid Leave program. That’s raising concerns about the safety of personal data.
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Nurses at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford have reached a tentative agreement with the hospital on a new labor contract. It would include wage hikes and a limit on travel nurses.
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Portland Public Schools and Portland Association of Teachers had not reached an agreement by 7 p.m. Sunday.
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We get an overview of the the Children's Extraordinary Needs Waiver from Caitlin Shockley at the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services.
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Teachers and district officials alike have said the standoff — in its second day Thursday — could have been avoided if the Oregon Legislature had appropriately funded schools.