SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 7, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oregon - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.0 percent in Oreg  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and the Martin County Florida Sheriff's Office arrested Juan Jose-Sebastian, 26, a citizen and national of Guatemala March 2, after determining he was wanted in Washington County, Oregon, on rape and sexual abuse charges. ERO initially encountered   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Zineb Belarbi, Ph.D., a leading corrosion and electrochemistry researcher at NETL's Albany, Oregon, facility, was recognized by the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) with the Joyce Wright Industry Impact Award in ceremonies held at the association's annual conference March 6 in New Orleans. The Joyce Wright Industry Impact Award recogni  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 19-RC-334047) by Region 19 Director Ronald K. Hooks: * * * FRED MEYER STORES, INC., Employer and UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 555, AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. ("Employer") operates retail grocery stores throughout the Pacific Northwest, including a facility located in Grants Pass, Oregon (the "Grants Pass Store"). On January 22, 202  more