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The United Farm Workers, which represents nearly 7,000 workers, won a unionization vote in Stanislaus County. It鈥檚 the first such win in six years and first under a law that went into effect in May.

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.

UFCW Local 555 says it will push a ballot measure next year asking Oregonians to go back to the (recent) days of requiring attendants at gas pumps.

Staff members of the Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman newspapers said low wages were one of the main reasons behind their union effort.

More than 400,000 Californians are expected to get a pay increase under the new law, which gradually raises the minimum wage to $25 an hour for health care employees.

In just the past month, strippers, vegan donut makers and thrift shop workers have all won union elections in Oregon.

The campaign featured big spending on both sides, but ended in a decidedly lopsided outcome as initial returns show the Eugene Democrat surviving one union's efforts to oust him.

Student workers at the 23-campus system say their pay is low, their hours are restricted and they get no sick pay. They are hoping to join the employees union to fix that.

Legislators appear ready to finally give their staff the right to unionize. But a final change would allow new lawmakers to dismiss their predecessor鈥檚 staffers.

A deal announced today by labor groups and the fast food industry would give workers a $20 minimum wage and pull a measure off the 2024 ballot. The Legislature has until Thursday to approve it.

More workers are filing claims with the state alleging employers are retaliating against them for engaging in legally protected activities, such as seeking overtime pay or reporting wage theft or discrimination. The state鈥檚 waitlist for investigations and hearings is growing, and few workers have won their claims.

Legislative aides in Oregon were the first partisan workers of their kind to form a union. It took more than two years to negotiate a contract.