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Portland Business News
Leader Board: 21 new Portland-area executives you should know
These executives are new to their positions at Intel, A-dec, Stoel Rives, Exterro and other Oregon industry leaders.
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NYT Politics
The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close
The company that owns the Merrimack and Schiller stations in New Hampshire plans to turn them into solar farms and battery storage for offshore wind.
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Biden Will Campaign Alongside Bill Clinton and Barack Obama
The star-studded event in New York City is aimed at building on the already significant financial advantage President Biden has over former President Donald J. Trump.
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The Stand (Washington Labor News)
Strike set for April 7 at Spokane’s MultiCare hospitals
Unless a fair contract is reach by then, more than 1,400 SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members will strike MultiCare Deaconess and Valley Hospitals SPOKANE (March 28, 2024) — More than 1,400 nurses, service, tech, and healthcare workers at MultiCare Deaconess and Valley Hospitals in Spokane have given notice for an unfair labor practice strike in […] The post Strike set for April 7 at Spokane’s MultiCare hospitals appeared first on The STAND. |
Nurses at PeaceHealth SW plan to picket on April 18
Severe understaffing does not allow nurses to meet community’s needs The following is from the WSNA: VANCOUVER (March 28, 2024) — Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest, a 450-bed hospital in Vancouver, Wash., announced they will picket outside the hospital April 18. The 1,465 nurses represented by the Washington State Nurses Association, are in negotiations for […] The post Nurses at PeaceHealth SW plan to picket on April 18 appeared first on The STAND. |
The Chronicle - Centralia
The Chronicle - March 28, 2024
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Seattle Times Politics
Why WA’s farmworkers are disappearing
Fewer U.S. workers seem to be moving across state and county lines to “follow the season” for work in Washington. Meanwhile, more guest workers are being hired. |
Instacart settles over alleged labor violations for nearly $750K
A second company that relies on gig workers has settled with the Seattle Office of Labor Standards over allegations it violated a pandemic-era Seattle ordinance. |
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Washington State News
Kiki Iriafen, Stanford aim to subdue NC State in Portland
(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)
The top four seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament all have advanced with a pair of home victories in the Portland 4 Region.
Expect fourth-seeded Gonzaga and second-seeded Stanford to have plenty of support from West Coast fans when the Sweet 16 gets underway Friday night in Oregon's largest city.Stanford (30-5) is scheduled to face No. 3 seed North Carolina State (29-6
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