WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 19-RC-287149; 19-RC-287294; 19-RC-288422) by Region 19 Director Ronald K. Hooks: * * * SAFEWAY, INC. Employer, and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS, LOCAL 555, Petitioner ALBERTSONS LLC, Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS, LOCAL 555, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTIONS Safeway, Inc. ("Safeway") and Albertsons LLC ("Albertsons"), both subsidiaries of Albertsons Companie  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: * * * Staffing Agency Settles Charges It Fired Workers Based on "No Spanish" Rule * * * R&SL, which does business as Total Employment and Management (TEAM), an employment firm based in Washington and Oregon, has agreed to pay $276,000 and take other actions to conciliate a national origin discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunit  more

MEDFORD, Oregon, March 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: On March 29, 2023, a Salem, Oregon man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after he was caught transporting several dozen pounds of methamphetamine. David Contreras, aka Jorge Castillo-Gomez, 51, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, on April 9, 2019, Contreras and an accomplice we  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 30, 2023: * * * Extreme MAGA House Republicans' Reckless Plan Would Have Devastating Impacts for Hard-Working Families Across Oregon Cuts would endanger public safety and worsen public health, raise costs for families and students, and harm seniors and veterans in Oregon--while multi-millionaires and big corporations would get massive tax cuts Today, the White House released a new analysis highlighting  more