/tags/building-trades Building trades en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:56:28 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-25/contractors-sue-oregon-gov-tina-kotek-over-executive-order-requiring-union-labor Oregon construction firms say an order by Gov. Tina Kotek last year mandating union labor in many state projects amounts to an illegal power grab. Now they’re asking a judge to step in. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:56:28 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-25/contractors-sue-oregon-gov-tina-kotek-over-executive-order-requiring-union-labor Dirk VanderHart /labor-employment/2024-12-14/fewer-california-workers-were-dying-on-the-job-then-fentanyl-happened Employers and unions are grappling with the opioid crisis, while the state inches toward requiring Narcan in workplaces. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:45:41 GMT /labor-employment/2024-12-14/fewer-california-workers-were-dying-on-the-job-then-fentanyl-happened Jeanne Kuang, Jeremia Kimelman /labor-employment/2024-02-26/federal-oregon-leaders-vow-to-break-barriers-of-entry-to-trade-industries Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, discussed how people of diverse backgrounds have been discouraged from working in trade industries. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:43:01 GMT /labor-employment/2024-02-26/federal-oregon-leaders-vow-to-break-barriers-of-entry-to-trade-industries Joni Land