Oregon has major school nurse shortage
The ratio of school nurses to students has grown significantly since 2010, according to a sobering new report released today by OSEA, the Oregon School Nurses Association (OSNA), Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) and Upstream Public Health. Download the report: Unhealthy Schools: The Alarming Decline of School Nurses in Oregon. Despite Oregon’s improving economy, school nurse positions... Read More
Study: Corporate taxes don’t raise prices
A comprehensive study shows no correlation between taxes paid by large corporations and prices paid by consumers in that same state. The new study from the Oregon Consumer League and Our Oregon studied consumer prices across state lines to find out if and how corporate taxes affected those prices. “A nationwide scan of the prices consumers pay at major retailers showed... Read More
OSEA lobbyist retires, receives award
Tricia Smith, who served as OSEA’s government relations specialist for 20 years, has been a stalwart defender of working class people her entire professional life. As she enters retirement, the organizations and causes she has championed are showing their gratitude. Former OSEA lobbyist Tricia Smith shows off the Tribune of Worker Justice award she received from Northwest Workers’... Read More
Most OSEA-backed candidates, bonds win
Gov. Kate Brown and secretary of state candidate Brad Avakian’s primary victories led the way in what was a mostly successful night for OSEA-endorsed bonds and candidates. Brown easily dispatched her rivals en route to a huge win in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, May 17. She will face Salem oncologist Bud Pierce in the November general election. Avakian, currently the state’s... Read More
OSEA backs Avakian for Secretary of State
Friends do right by friends, even when it’s hard. Three Democrats are running for Oregon secretary of state. All three have, in the past, enjoyed OSEA’s endorsement because they promised to watch out for us. When Gov. John Kitzhaber proposed slashing PERS benefits for OSEA members and retirees, two of those three broke that promise by voting twice to cut the modest retirement... Read More
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