Unemployment benefits for striking workers being considered in Oregon, Washington

Unemployment benefits for striking workers eyed

SEATTLE — Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits, following recent walkouts by Boeing factory workers, hospital nurses and teachers in the Pacific Northwest that highlighted a new era of American labor activism.

Clackamas County employees will strike in 10 days if deal isn’t made

After months of failed negotiations, Clackamas County’s largest employee union has given county officials 10 days to come to an agreement on a new contract. If not, employees will hit the picket line.

Unemployment benefits for striking workers being considered in Oregon, Washington

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits.

Oregon Pinot Noir: Staying true to the Pinot ideal

Andrew Jefford introduces a tasting of Oregon Pinot Noir shared with Anthony Rose and David Williams. Early 2025 will mark 60 years since David Lett first planted Pinot Noir in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. They weren’t the state’s first Pinot plantings—those took root in 1961 farther south, in the Umpqua Valley; while wine vines in general (notably “Klevner”) have been grown in the state since the 1880s. Few 20th-century planting gestures have be…

Unemployment benefits for strikers? - NW Labor Press

Bills to give striking workers the right to unemployment benefits are moving forward in Oregon and Washington.