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A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.
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The Newsom administration wants state employees in the office at least twice a week. Many civil servants prefer working from home, and their unions are fighting to protect generous telework policies.
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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.
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The state’s unemployment insurance debt, which ballooned as a result of the pandemic, is in dire straits with no clear path forward.
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Staff members of the Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman newspapers said low wages were one of the main reasons behind their union effort.
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More than 400,000 Californians are expected to get a pay increase under the new law, which gradually raises the minimum wage to $25 an hour for health care employees.
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Around 23,000 Oregonians have applied for benefits through the state's new paid leave program, and more than half of those claims have been approved.
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In just the past month, strippers, vegan donut makers and thrift shop workers have all won union elections in Oregon.
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Starting next year, workers in California will be entitled to at least five days of paid sick leave — up from the current three days.
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Student workers at the 23-campus system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.
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A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households.
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There are hundreds of open positions in Shasta County. With such an excess of openings, a newcomer might wonder how anyone could need a job in the far northern California county. But a closer look at the pay and political dysfunction there shows why so few people are filling those seats.