By DON McINTOSH More than 90 registered nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Service near Eugene expect to begin a two-week strike at 7 a.m. Feb. 10. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) contract with PeaceHealth expired in April 2023. The union has met 40 times with health system management since Feb. 14, 2023, without […]
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Opinion: After PPS teachers strike, Oregon’s leaders need to step up on education funding
Andrew Scott Scott has represented Zone 1 as a director on the Portland Public Schools Board of Education since 2019. Last November, Portland Public Schools experienced a historic teacher strike. Our kids lost 11 days of desperately needed instruction time, our families and PPS employees lost a week of holiday break, and teachers and families […]
SOU staff participate in statewide “Practice Picket”
ASHLAND, Ore. – Staff at Southern Oregon University participated in a statewide practice picket Thursday afternoon. The picket was part of a statewide movement for employees to show university staff how serious they are about getting fair wages and working conditions for the staff.
We The People — Jackson county for All, Homelessness Summit
On We the People for Feb. 7 2024, Brad Smith and Jason Houk talk with Denise Krause of the Jackson County For All campaign, We then discuss the Ashland Homelessness Summit. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202402070900
We The People – 2024 Homelessness Summit
On We the People for January 24, Jason Houk interviews Cass Sinclair, director of OHRA and Jordan Pease, OHRA board member, about their services and the upcoming 2024 Homelessness Summit. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202401240900
We The People – Fire at the Night Lawn
On We the People for January 17, 2024, host Jason Houk discusses public testimony from last night’s Ashland City council meeting and the fallout from a fight at the night lawn. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202401170900
We The People — Rich Rohde, Homeless discussion
On We the People for January 3rd, Jason Houk hosts a discussion about homelessness issues in Ashland Oregon and Jackson County. We talk with Avram Sacks, coordinator with Ashland Emergency Shelter. We also talk with Rich Rohde, member of the Ashland Housing and Human Services Committee. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202401030900
SOJWJ’s Jason Houk addresses Ashland City Council
My message to Ashland City Council tonight. I am an organizer with Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, a non-profit with a goal of improving our community’s standard of living. We are sponsors of the Ashland Community Peace Meal and other efforts to provide aid and resources for our most vulnerable neighbors.We value and appreciate all […]
Ashland emergency shelter to stay open at least through March
Governor signs new emergency order providing additional state fundingBy Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news The city of Ashland emergency shelter at 2200 Ashland St. has received state funding to stay operational until March 31. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an extension to the emergency declaration on homelessness — executive order 24-02 — Jan. 9, making additional funding […]
New subcommittee takes aim at homelessness: ‘We’re not going to be able to solve everything’
By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news A little more than a dozen people gathered around a conference table at 52 Winburn Way Tuesday evening to begin the work of addressing homelessness in Ashland. The Housing and Human Services Homeless Services Master Plan Subcommittee was convening for the first time in response to direction from Ashland City Council […]