Oregon bill to give striking workers unemployment pay passes Senate
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Oregon bill to give striking workers unemployment pay passes Senate - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
The pioneering bill squeaked through one chamber of the Legislature in Salem, but there were some Democratic dissenters, including Sen. Golden By Dirk VanderHart, Oregon Public Broadcasting Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 916 passed by the bare minimum 16 votes in the 30-member chamber, with two Democrats bucking the res…
Oregon bill to give striking workers unemployment pay passes Senate • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Hundreds of educators, parents and students joined a rally Nov. 1. 2023 at Roosevelt High School in north Portland to support striking teachers who want better pay, smaller class sizes and more planning time among other demands. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 916 passed …
Oregon bill to give striking workers unemployment pay passes Senate
Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate on Thursday.Senate Bill 916 passed by the bare minimum 16 votes in the 30-member chamber, with two Democrats bucking the rest of their party over concerns the policy could harm cash-strapped cities and counties.The razor thin-vote followed more than an hour of debate, in which most Democrats insisted unemployment …
Oregon Senate Passes Bill Giving Striking Workers Unemployment Pay - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon
Oregon bill to give striking workers unemployment pay passes Senate The pioneering bill squeaked through one chamber of the Legislature in Salem, but there were some Democratic dissenters. BY: DIRK VANDERHART, OPB – MARCH 21, 2025 Hundreds of educators, parents and students joined a rally Nov. 1. 2023 at Roosevelt High School in north Portland to support striking teachers who want better pay, smaller class sizes and more planning time among …
Senate Confirms Chavez-DeRemer as 30th Secretary of Labor and Sonderling as Deputy Secretary
On March 10, 2025, in a 67-32 vote, the Senate confirmed the appointment of one-term Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer as the 30th Secretary of Labor and former EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling as Deputy Secretary. Formally nominated by President Trump on January 20, 2025, Chavez-DeRemer (R) represented Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District from 2022-2024, sitting on House Committees for Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Transporta…
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