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In September 2008, the union's own professional-level employees went on strike against the union as their employer, protesting their workload and benefits. [3] [4] [5] The strike was resolved, and the professional staff returned to work on October 13, 2008.
Union affiliation by U.S. state (2023) [1] [2] Rank State Percent union members Percent change Union members Percent represented by unions Percent change Represented
This is a list of official departments, divisions, commissions, boards, programs, and agencies of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, including regional commissions and boards to which it is officially a party. Where a listing is that of a subdivision of another agency, the parent agency is indicated in parentheses.
The Portland Association of Teachers, which represents 4,000 educators in Oregon, has gone on strike for the first time in its history. The Portland Association of Teachers, which represents 4,000 ...
Teachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Wednesday for the first day of a strike that shuttered schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon's largest city. ... has lost nearly 3,000 ...
The Portland Association of Teachers' strike would start Nov. 1 unless an agreement with the school district is reached before then. Teachers union in Portland, Oregon, votes to strike over class ...
After this growth, the union demanded that basic rights and benefits, which had been enjoyed by teachers for years, should finally be extended to classified employees from the state government. Among the bills that passed were the 40-hour work week, sick leave, vacation and bereavement leave and laws prohibiting age discrimination.
It is Oregon's licensing agency for all educators. [2] The agency approves teacher preparation programs offered by Oregon colleges and universities; licenses teachers, administrators and other personnel employed in Oregon schools; and takes disciplinary actions when educators commit crimes or violate competent and ethical performance standards. [2]