In a time when many Oregonians are experiencing financial precarity and can barely afford to pay rent, a Portland-based tenant aid organization is on the brink of financial collapse. The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) has served as a tenant advocacy group for people across Oregon since its formation in 1996, offering resources like a renters rights hotline and tenant organizing support. The organization has helped renters deal with unexpected rent hikes and landlord disputes.
SCRANTON – Five New York plaintiffs of Indian ancestry maintain their claims that they were discriminated against at a Northeastern Pennsylvania casino for using their native language of Punjabi while gambling.
SCRANTON – Mount Airy Casino Resort has denied any and all allegations they discriminated against five New York men of Indian ancestry for using their native language of Punjabi while gambling.
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Confronted with a revitalized unionizing effort among its workers, New Seasons management is turning to a familiar tactic: Hire a national law firm that's helped fight union organizing at Trump-owned companies to quash the labor movement. According to the National Labor Relations Board filing, New Seasons has hired a lawyer with Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart to represent the company in the face of two union efforts at both a Portland and Hillsboro New.