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Oregon to Remove Indoor Mask Requirement

Joint decision with West Coast states starts 11:59 pm March 11

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

When you wake up on March 12, wearing masks indoors throughout the West Coast will no longer be required.  The decision has been moved up … Continue reading →

Wyden Celebrates 1,000th Town Hall

After spending all night on the Senate floor, Sen. Ron Wyden talks about the role town halls have played in his career

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

Sen. Ron Wyden says he was worried he was going to be too tired for his 998th town hall in Columbia County held remotely. Although … Continue reading →

Spending Springfield’s Millions of Dollars

Flush with grant money, the Springfield City Council discussed investing in CAHOOTS, resources for the unhoused and affordable housing

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

On Valentine’s Day, people share their feelings through chocolate, cards and roses. Springfield City Council spent the holiday discussing how to spend millions of dollars … Continue reading →

Springfield Hospital Workers Get A Contract

After months of negotiation with two strikes, hospital workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center have a new contract

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

After a months-long contract bargaining period that saw two strikes in front of the hospital, workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield have settled on … Continue reading →

A Union Brews

Eugene’s Starbucks on 29th and Willamette is first to file union paperwork in Oregon

EW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

Weeks after a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, voted to become the chain’s first union location in the U.S., a Eugene store could soon … Continue reading →

‘It Wasn’t Even a Close Call’

The Oregon Office of the Secretary of State rules that Kristof doesn’t meet the three-year residency requirement to serve as governor

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof’s gubernatorial campaign has run into the obstacle that has been looming over his road to the May primary … Continue reading →

The Pen Is Mightier

The Register-Guard’s union is fighting for wages to afford living in Eugene

EW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

The year 2021 is on its way to becoming the year of the union, from Kellogg’s workers striking to Oregon universities securing a historic contract … Continue reading →

Local Hospital Workers Back on Strike

More than 300 McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center workers are on strike for five days, calling for livable wages and affordable health insurance

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

The rain pours as a group of hospital union workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center accompany recently outsourced coworkers, who are picking up their final paycheck, … Continue reading →

Rep. Peter DeFazio Will Not Run Again

The congressman will end his career after serving Oregon in Washington D.C. for 36 years

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

In a somber Dec. 1 virtual press conference, Rep. Peter DeFazio said he would not seek re-election in 2022. He’s represented Oregon’s 4th congressional district … Continue reading →

Eric Richardson Abruptly Dismissed from Local NAACP Leadership

Board decides to look for an executive director with different skills

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

After serving nearly nine years, Eric Richardson’s time in a leadership role at the Eugene Springfield NAACP is over.  Richardson says the decision was disappointing … Continue reading →

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