THE GORGE — The union at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC), now 140 members strong, voted to sign a new three-year contract on Dec. 12, which CGCC’s Board of Education ratified on Dec. 16.
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(The Center Square) — One of the nation's largest delivery companies is accused of being a "Grinch" by chiseling its seasonal workers out of holiday pay.Â
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $171,400 from a California agricultural employer for employment violations.Â
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Editor's note: This story has been updated since its initial publication to include a response from the U.S. Department of Labor.
THE GORGE — An unfair labor practice complaint, financial stalemate, and discussion of campus safety marked October’s union bargaining at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC), alongside substantial progress on the new contract.
FREE NEWS:Â SAIF will be visiting The Dalles on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Bargeway Pub & Catering.Â
FREE NEWS / OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT: Sherman County is the hardest hit; federal employees there make up 14% of the workforce and account for more than a quarter of the county’s total annual wages, according to state figures. Many are employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a branch of the nation’s Department of Defense.Â
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(The Center Square) – A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation to reform the H-2A visa program for agricultural workers.
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Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. House of Representatives has narrowly passed House Bill 145, proposed legislation that could provide unemployment compensation to striking workers.
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(The Center Square) - Over the years, states across the country have sought to address worker shortages by utilizing nonimmigrant visas to recruit foreign workers. State proposals have raised questions over how to address worker rights violations in its programs.
