Nurses at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford have entered the mediation stage of contract negotiations with hospital administration to address what they view as unsafe staffing levels, noncompetitive wages and inadequate benefits. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents the hospital’s frontline nurses, believes that talk of a strike is premature, but nothing is […]
Month: October 2023
We the People: Ashland Community Food Bank.
On We the People for October 25, 2023, Jason Houk talks with Amee Broker, director of Ashland Community Food Bank. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202310250900
Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
BY TOM KRISHERUpdated 6:47 PM PDT, October 11, 2023ShareDETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. […]
We The People: Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library
On We the People for September 27, Jason Houk talks with Jordan Pease about the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library and October UFO Month. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202309270900
We The People: Preparation for disaster
On We the People for October 11, 2023 Jason Houk and Brad Smith with Althea Rizzo, director of of Geohazards for state of Oregon. We are also joined in the studio by Alaya Ketani, director of Keeping All Women Safe. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202310110900
We The People: Beyond Smoke and Fire
On We the People for October 4, 2023 Brad Smith and Jason Houk talk with Bev DeLeonardis of Health Care for All Oregon and Alan Journet with Southern Oregon Climate Action Now about their upcoming panel discussion Beyond Smoke and Fire. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202310040900
Why Walgreens pharmacy workers are walking off the job
New YorkCNN—Retail pharmacists and technicians around the country say they’re overworked, underpaid and fed up. Now some are walking off the job. Pharmacy staff at Walgreens locations across the country called out of work on Monday to protest harsh working conditions, leaving some stores closed or critically understaffed. Organizers told CNN that hundreds of workers […]
Why so many workers are striking in 2023: ‘Strikes can often be contagious,’ says expert
Altogether, roughly 453,000 workers have gone on strike so far in 2023 as employees across industries fight for better wages and working conditions in the wake of the pandemic.In the last few months alone, striking or threatening to strike has led to a string of labor deals where workers have pushed for and won higher […]
UAW workers strike Mack Trucks after rejecting contract
Oct 9 (Reuters) – Union workers at Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST)-owned Mack Trucks went on strike on Monday after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed five-year contract, the United Auto Workers said, the latest tentative labor agreement to be voted down. About 73% of the unit’s 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland voted against the deal that included […]
Oregon sees record-high unionization
Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Lillian Karabaic/OPB In just the past month, strippers, vegan donut makers and thrift shop workers have all won union elections in Oregon.In a year of notable national union activity — from the WGA and SAF-AFTRA strikes shutting down Hollywood to the president joining the UAW picket line in Detroit — […]