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Ashland drafts urban camping restrictions after opening homeless shelter
With the opening of a new homeless shelter in Ashland last week, city officials are now developing an urban camping ban. Ashland City Council members met Monday night to discuss a proposed ordinance to limit urban camping. It is being designed in accordance with new state laws about when and where people can be barred […]
From Detroit Three to healthcare, US labor unions flex muscle
Nov 17 (Reuters) – A tight U.S. labor market, the expiry of union contracts and high living costs have led to tough negotiations for pay hikes and benefits, triggering strikes and protests across industries. Nearly 444,900 workers have been involved in work stoppages and strikes through October this year, according to preliminary data from the […]
IATSE Members Launch Reform Caucus as Hollywood Strikes Wrap
After supporting screenwriters and actors through a months-long double strike, film and television crew workers are finally stepping into the spotlight themselves. Dissatisfied with their union’s leadership and direction, a group of members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is launching a reform caucus called CREW, or the Caucus of Rank-and-File Entertainment […]
Asante Rogue Regional nurses reach tentative agreement on labor contract
Nurses at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford have reached a tentative agreement with the hospital on a new labor contract. It would include wage hikes and a limit on travel nurses. The Oregon Nurses Association represents the more than 900 nurses at Rogue Regional. The tentative agreement was approved at the end of […]
Portland teachers strike continues Monday, gives new meaning to ‘No School November’
Portland teachers and administrators appear to be getting closer to a deal, as negotiations continue toward an elusive contract settlement.Portland parents have long complained about “No School November.” With the combination of teacher planning days, Veterans Day and the week off over Thanksgiving, parents have often felt that students seem to miss more school than […]
SAG-AFTRA releases agreement, details AI protections
Members of the SAG-AFTRA union will be able to give their consent and be compensated for generative artificial intelligence (AI) used to replicate their likeness, according to a summary of the union’s tentative agreement with studios released Monday. The tentative deal with the AMPTP, or the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, establishes guidelines […]
SAG-AFTRA Board Approves Strike-Ending Contract on 86% Vote
The SAG-AFTRA national board approved its new contract with the major studios with an 86% approval vote, sending it to membership for ratification. The official approval was announced by the guild at a press conference Friday afternoon, which finally got started at around 3:20 p.m. after an 80-minute delay. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, national executive […]
Join us for a Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving Day Community Meal
Our beautiful community has been working together to find a place for the Thanksgiving community peace meal and we are grateful for all of you. Our friends at the First Presbyterian church are sharing their hall. How kind is that? The church is located at 1615 Clark Ave. in Ashland. Dinner will be 12 p.m. […]