Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with labor www.salem-news.com 2010 Paul Singer is the prototype all-American boy. He was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, where his father was a pharmacist. By college age, he had already become an advocate for the common people by majoring in psychology at the University of Rochester. http://salem-news.com/articles/april162012/american-heroes-ba.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april162012/american-heroes-ba.php Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:02:00 PDT A number of American laws assure the rights of citizens to observe, to understand and to evaluate the decisions and conduct of government officials. Access to information permits citizens to challenge governmental actions with which they disagree and to seek redress for official misconduct. http://salem-news.com/articles/april112012/transparency-mechanics-rgv_.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april112012/transparency-mechanics-rgv_.php Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:02:00 PDT The political rhetoric over the last couple of years has escalated to the point of blatant disrespect, personal attacks, and constant finger pointing when it comes to the President of the United States, one of the most respected office’s in the world. Accusations are tossed around without thought and facts are becoming harder and harder to find. http://salem-news.com/articles/march312012/blame-game-sm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march312012/blame-game-sm.php Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:59:00 PDT Home care workers provide essential services to people with disabilities and a growing population of aging individuals who require assistance with their basic needs. Many live at poverty level, while their jobs impose significant physical demands, entail tasks of the most intimate nature, and require odd hours and the endurance of periods of considerable stress. http://salem-news.com/articles/march262012/human-rights-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march262012/human-rights-wg.php Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:16:00 PDT Most U.S. private-sector employers, beginning April 30, will be required by federal regulation to prominently display posters informing workers of their rights to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. The controversial NLRB rule calls for “conspicuous” placement of an 11-by-17-inch notice explaining worker protections afforded in the (NLRA, the principle body of law governing collective bargaining. http://salem-news.com/articles/march122012/posting-requirements-abj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march122012/posting-requirements-abj.php Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:46:00 PDT This summer, concerned consumers are taking a high-tech stand in supermarkets across the nation to inform other shoppers about the labor violations associated with Hershey's chocolate products. Individuals are leaving smartphone-enabled "Consumer Alert" cards on the shelf in front of Hershey products, as well as on Hershey's S'mores promotional displays, reading: "Hershey's chocolate is tainted with child labor." http://salem-news.com/articles/july142011/hershery-protest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july142011/hershery-protest.php Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:44:00 PDT Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit strongly asserting the legality of federal health care reform and urging the court to uphold the law. "The law strikes an appropriate - and constitutional - balance between national requirements that will expand access to affordable healthcare while providing States with flexibility to design programs that achieve that goal for their citizens," the amicus brief states. http://salem-news.com/articles/march092011/health-brief.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march092011/health-brief.php Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:16:00 PST The Oregon Transparency Project has expanded to include Political Contributions. All transactions listed in the ORESTAR database from January 1, 2009 through July 27, 2010 are currently listed. This data will be update frequently. http://salem-news.com/articles/july272010/oregon-transparenty-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july272010/oregon-transparenty-ew.php Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:11:00 PDT Journalism as a profession is defined institutionally as being devoted to objective truth. Facts. Events. Names, dates, and places. The classical definition of journalism assumes that there is some observable truth that can be related in an objective fashion from the observer to the reader. http://salem-news.com/articles/july062010/objective-journalism-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july062010/objective-journalism-ew.php Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:11:00 PDT Police in Argentina have arrested 14 illegal Bolivian and Peruvian workers, after storming eight unregistered factories in Buenos Aires Province. The police clashed with a group of stone-throwing Bolivian and Peruvian workers on Thursday after they raided the factories in Buenos Aires. http://salem-news.com/articles/june042010/argentina-slavery.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june042010/argentina-slavery.php Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:04:00 PDT Salem hosted one of forty rallies across the United States today in reaction to Arizona’s new immigration law, advocating for realistic immigration reform. Hundreds of people of all ethnicities showed up at Oregon’s Capitol to join in the march, with 50,000 expected in Phoenix at the Arizona state Capitol in 95 degree weather. Oregon's mild May climate was less taxing on participants. The group was nothing less than patriotic, and insistent on their rights as citizens. They began the rally with the Pledge of Allegiance, which was almost emotional for many, hands proudly held over their hearts. http://salem-news.com/articles/may292010/immigration_rally.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may292010/immigration_rally.php Sat, 29 May 2010 18:38:00 PDT A different twist was added to the turbulent immigration reform debate this week. In a conference call with reporters, a network of conservative political activists and evangelical church leaders announced a campaign to push for the legalization of millions of undocumented people in the United States. http://salem-news.com/articles/april132010/bike-racks.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april132010/bike-racks.php Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:08:00 PDT The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) campaign learned today that the Oregon Supreme Court dismissed the only challenge to the OCTA ballot title. The challenge – filed by Bradley Benoit from the Beaverton area – was mired in an earlier comment regarding the summary explanation. http://salem-news.com/articles/march302010/otca-campaign.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march302010/otca-campaign.php Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:46:00 PDT According to the Employment Department, unemployment stayed essentially unchanged at 11.0% in Oregon last month, despite a net gain of 2,900 jobs in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll. As Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and the state’s Apprenticeship and Training Division, as well as a member of the Oregon Green Jobs Council, Brad Avakian plays a key role in the state’s workforce development system. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202010/boli.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202010/boli.php Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:32:00 PST