The program ended in August 2022, but tenants are still in the throes of a rental emergency The pandemic-era Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program, or OERAP, prevented nearly 70,000 renters from being evicted, according to the state, yet tenants, law ...
9 Aug 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Oregon labor sees at least one union win, eight workplace filings and four labor actions Oregon saw at least one union election win, eight new workplaces file for elections or launch union campaigns and four labor actions in July. This was a dip in electi ...
2 Aug 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Oregon workplaces see 2 union wins, 4 filings and 12 labor actions Oregon saw at least two unions win elections, four new workplaces file for elections or launch union campaigns and 12 labor actions in June — fewer elections than in May but double the fil ...
5 Jul 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Dancers at the Portland strip club calling attention to conditions they describe as unsafe and hostile Within months of Magic Tavern opening in November 2022, dancers at the Portland strip club said they realized it had significant security and safety iss ...
21 Jun 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Workers say the district’s denial is harmful and negligent Portland Public School custodians are seeking arbitration against the district after denying workers’ disaster pay request for working during the historic snowstorm in February. Clint Devia is one ...
7 Jun 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Oregon’s labor scene saw at least five union wins, two new filings and 11 labor actions in May Oregon’s labor scene saw at least five union wins, two new filings and 11 labor actions in May — a dramatic drop in union wins and filings from April but a slig ...
31 May 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Oregon labor sees at least 12 union wins, nine workplaces file and nine labor actions Oregon’s labor scene saw at least 12 union wins, nine filings and nine labor actions in April — more than double the wins, more filings and more labor actions than in Ma ...
1 May 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Albert Kaufman, Julia Brim-Edwards and Ana del Rocío all agree the county needs more housing options at more affordable prices. Where they differ is how the county should do that. It’s clear the lack of affordable housing and increase in homelessness in M ...
26 Apr 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Even more activity than in February; Oregon labor sees at least five unions win, seven workplaces file and eight labor actions Oregon’s labor scene saw even more activity in the third month of 2023, with at least five union wins, seven filings and eight l ...
29 Mar 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Active month in Oregon labor sees at least two unions win elections, nine workplaces file for new unions, and at least four unions picket or go on strike The Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations released its 2022 Annual Report on wo ...
1 Mar 2023 - Aurora Biggers