Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek affirms commitment to controversial executive order on labor as opponents scramble to push back
Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham, in a scathing Dec. 20 press release, called Kotek’s executive order an ...
Striking Oregon workers would get unemployment under proposed law
The bill faces opposition from business owners and associations, while unions say the proposal would level the playing field ...
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Oregon bill would require hospitals to disclose strike replacement worker costs
The legislation, HB 2792, would require a hospital to report to the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Oregon Health Authority the cost to recruit, solicit and advertise and pay for replacement ...
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Pineros in Southern Oregon: How Jackson County became a center for guest workers in forestry
Non-logging forestry work, like planting trees or fuels reduction, is big business in Oregon. But if you’re picturing those ...
Oregon nurses testify at state capitol for a strike-related hospital transparency bill
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) is organizing a group to testify at the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday in support of a bill that would requi ...
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Lawmakers Ponder Benefits and Risks of Financial Tool for Cash-Strapped Workers
Providers have proposed legislation that would require them to be licensed by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business ...
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Matt West Confirmed as Permanent Administrator of Oregon's Workers’ Compensation Division
Matt West has been appointed as the permanent administrator of Oregon's Workers’ Compensation Division, following an interim ...
Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
Trump and allied Republicans aim to cast aside the party’s long-held antipathy toward unions and lure more voters.
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Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee, Oregon’s Lori Chavez-DeRemer, presents a major test
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Labor, left, is pictured on Capitol Hill, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington. Chavez-DeRemer, a former congresswoman from Oregon, hardly cuts the ...
Oregon nurses seek to require hospitals to reveal spending on replacement workers
Hospitals are pushing back against House Bill 2792, which would require hospitals to make spending on replacement workers ...
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Oregon labor bureau prioritizes wage claims of lower-paid workers
After four months, he left the company. A couple of months later, he sought help from the state Bureau of Labor and Industries, Oregon’s agency tasked with enforcing worker rights. That was in June.