March 29, 2024

House Republicans Want to Make It Illegal for Teachers to Strike

Three GOP lawmakers will push to outlaw a tactic often employed by GOP lawmakers. By Nigel JaquissNovember 15, 2023 at 6:08 pm PSTThree Oregon House Republicans said today they will introduce legislation in the 2024 session that would make it illegal for public schoolteachers to strike. “Oregon students are all too familiar with school closures […]

Eugene-area hospice and home care nurses set to strike Feb. 10

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]