Emily Cureton
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More than 100 hospital workers went on strike in Bend today, picketing outside St. Charles Bend hospital. Medical technicians, technologists, and therapists are just some of the technical jobs that were recently unionized at St. Charles after workers said they've gone years without adequate pay increases or contractual protections against forced overtime. Workers on strike wore bright red face masks, and waved signs that read: On strike against unfair labor practices.
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The future of surgeries, diagnostics and respiratory therapy is up in the air after a federal judge declined to intervene against a union.
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A union including St. Charles' respiratory therapists said workers may walk out as a result of a labor contract dispute.
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Mass protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects.
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Respiratory therapists and other technical workers crucial to fighting the pandemic aren’t paid enough to live in the city where they work, according to their union.
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America's racist past is for sale in some antique malls
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Protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects at a store, and even on her doorstep.
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A group of more than 50 Republican lawmakers and county commissioners in Oregon sent a letter to the governor, asking her to lift the newly placed COVID-19 restrictions in more rural parts of the state.
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Long after Election Day, thousands of Oregonians’ votes are in limbo. The routine process to prevent fraud could affect the outcome of a close state senate race.
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Challenged Oregon ballots remain in limbo