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Portland teachers are on strike for the first time in district history. While there are no plans now for Salem to follow suit, it’s been a tense year for labor negotiations in the school district and across the Northwest.

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Both employee unions for the Salem-Keizer School District are now headed to state mediation, as our story below explains, after months of bargaining have failed to produce a contract. Unions and district leaders remain far apart on both pay and working conditions, particularly around classroom safety and violence from students.

We’ll keep you informed as negotiations unfold. If you have questions or things you’d like us to find out, please reach out to Managing Editor Rachel Alexander, who covers education, at [email protected].

Here’s some of today’s news. You can always find our latest reports anytime of day or night on our website.

Classroom assistants, classified workers seek state mediation with Salem-Keizer over pay, safety
ASK ESP, the union representing about 2,800 Salem-Keizer School District classified workers, filed for state mediation Wednesday after seven months of bargaining.
Classroom assistants, classified workers seek state mediation with Salem-Keizer over pay, safety
ASK ESP, the union representing about 2,800 Salem-Keizer School District classified workers, filed for state mediation Wednesday after seven months of bargaining.
Enrollment in individual health insurance now open through mid-January
Oregonians who buy individual health insurance can start shopping for plans. Premiums are up 6% on average.
Enrollment in individual health insurance now open through mid-January
Oregonians who buy individual health insurance can start shopping for plans. Premiums are up 6% on average.
EVENTS: Día de Muertos, quilt show and Diwali in Salem this weekend
Listen to the stories of a punk rock legend, take home a new quilt or dust off your skates this weekend in Salem.
EVENTS: Día de Muertos, quilt show and Diwali in Salem this weekend
Listen to the stories of a punk rock legend, take home a new quilt or dust off your skates this weekend in Salem.
Salem Health offering RSV monoclonal antibodies to all newborns
Two new “game-changing” medications for RSV have local pediatricians hopeful that far fewer children will be hospitalized with respiratory illness this season.
Salem Health offering RSV monoclonal antibodies to all newborns
Two new “game-changing” medications for RSV have local pediatricians hopeful that far fewer children will be hospitalized with respiratory illness this season.

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