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Portland-Area Boeing Workers Face Possible Strike After Union Rejects Contract Offer
About 200 Boeing engineers and technicians near Portland could join SPEEA’s first strike at Boeing since 2000 after members rejected a four-year contract offer.
Oregon Job Seekers Face Ghost Job Listings With No State Disclosure Rule
Ghost jobs may represent one-fifth to one-third of online listings nationally, but Oregon does not require employers to disclose whether an advertised position is…
Multnomah County Taxpayers May Be Owed $615 Average Preschool for All Tax Refund
Some Multnomah taxpayers may be owed an average of $615 per person in Preschool for All tax refunds because their income never reached the Preschool for All tax…
Genentech Plans New Hillsboro Drug Device Facility With 450 Jobs Expected
Genentech is investing approximately $750 million to expand its manufacturing campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, in a move expected to create 450 jobs and strengthen the U.S.…
Oregon Says 93% of SNAP Recipients Facing Work Rules May Qualify for Exemptions
Oregon officials are urging people receiving SNAP food benefits not to just assume they must meet the program’s 80-hour monthly work or activity requirement- many…
Trump Canada Tariff Pause Gives Oregon Businesses Brief Relief as $2.3 Billion Export Market Hangs in Balance
Trump’s last minute Canada tariff pause this week has given Oregon businesses a brief reprieve as negotiations continue with a country that bought $2.3 billion in Oregon…
U.S. Health Coverage Slips as 223,000 Working-Age Oregonians and Children Remain Uninsured
More U.S. counties are losing ground in health insurance coverage, while new Census data show that more than 223,000 working-age Oregonians and children remain…
Family Says Southwest Employee Humiliated Them at PDX in $1.2 Million Discrimination Lawsuit
A black family, the DeWeese family, traveling through Portland International Airport (PDX) in August 2025, is suing Southwest Airlines for $1.2 million, alleging that an…
