Oregon Deters State Colleges From Joining Groups That Set Workplace Rules

The public hand-wringing at the University of Oregon over its membership in an anti-sweatshop group is apparently coming to an end.

The Oregon State Board of Higher Education has adopted a policy that will effectively prevent the institution from enforcing its code of conduct or joining any other group that has one that tries to set rules for a workplace.

The new policy was written because of apparent conflicts between the code of conduct and Oregon state law, which seeks to

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