Republican lawmakers opposed a bill that exited a House committee, which would allow striking teachers and other workers to collect unemployment benefits.
SALEM, Oregon — Lawmakers in Salem are divided on a bill that would allow striking workers, including teachers, to collect unemployment benefits.
Oregon’s seen major labor strikes recently, from doctors and nurses at Providence’s hospitals to Fred Meyer employees to teachers from Greater Albany School District and Portland Public Schools, the latter for nearly full four weeks. During that strike, the district said it is not required to pay teachers for time spent on the picket line and did not do so.
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