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The 400 nurses and caregivers in Medford are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association. They’ve been bargaining with Providence since January, but a contract has not been finalized.

State workplace safety officials plan to protect employees from indoor heat this summer. But due to cost concerns, a separate rule is in the works for state prisons that will take more time.

Some Oregonians seeking unemployment insurance benefits are frustrated over long wait times to resolve application issues. The concerns follow the employment department’s rollout of a new website.

A new study by the Oregon Center for Nursing suggests hiring outside Portland area shouldn’t be so tough and that retaining nurses is about more than wages.

Medical residents have a grueling job, typically working 60 to 80 hours a week. Now, early-career doctors at several California hospitals are forming unions as they press for better pay and working conditions.

The affected staff will be employed with the district until the end of the school year in June.

The state was on the cusp of making new rules to protect people who work in places like warehouses from dangerous heat. A last-minute shake-up leaves workers wondering if they'll be safe come summer.

Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.

The Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state’s $16-an-hour minimum can’t dispel poverty or inequality, though it’s among the highest in the U.S.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, discussed how people of diverse backgrounds have been discouraged from working in trade industries.

In March, the state is finally set to approve rules to protect workers from excessive heat indoors. Officials busted a 2019 deadline — a delay that demonstrates California’s Byzantine rulemaking process.

Members of the California Faculty Association approve a two-year agreement that the union and administration hammered out after a strike last month that lasted one day.