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Laborers Local 737 political and legislative assistant Danielle Garza will join several other union representatives as a member of the Oregon Apprenticeship and Training Council (OSATC). Appointed by Oregon Kate Brown Feb. 2 to a four-year term, she was confirmed by the Oregon Senate on March 4.
OSATC Chaired by Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle is responsible for approving new apprenticeship programs, advising the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries on apprenticeship policy, and making decisions about individual apprentices’ registration, discipline, and placement.
Garza, who has a background in human resources management, has worked for Local 737 since January 2020. Garza said her priority on OSATC will be to foster apprentice opportunities for women and people of color.
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Longtime public official Lee Moore Sr., former chairman of Home Forward board, dies
Updated Mar 06, 2021;
Posted Mar 06, 2021
Lee Moore, then chair of the Housing Authority of Portland (now Home Forward) talks about the intersection of race and gentrification as it pertains to the city s plans to make North Williams Avenue safer. The proposed project is drawing concerns from some residents and members of the Black community who say that the thoroughfare had been ignored for years, but is now a city priority because of bike advocates. Proponents of the plan say while bicyclists are spurring efforts, that doesn t mean safety is solely a white cultural value. Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian LC- The Oregonian
Lawmakers propose boosting Oregon minimum wage to $17 in July of 2022
A group of Democratic state lawmakers have drafted a bill that would hike the state minimum wage to $17 by next summer.
Posted: Mar 3, 2021 11:46 AM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
SALEM, Ore. A group of Democratic state lawmakers have drafted a bill that would hike Oregon s statewide minimum wage to $17 by next summer, departing from the current system of yearly adjustments for inflation.
Under current Oregon law, the minimum wage has been increasing slightly each year since 2016 to adjust for inflation divided into different rates by Standard counties, non-urban counties, and the Portland metro area.