In the latest episode of Policy for the People, we explore the problem of poor quality jobs — jobs that pay too little to adequately support a family and that often come with few if any benefits. OCPP Senior Policy Analyst Janet Bauer explains the dimensions of the problem and what Oregon can do to address it.
On the eve of the pandemic, at a time when Oregon enjoyed one of the strongest job markets on record, more than half of all jobs in the state paid
In this episode of Policy for the People, OCPP Executive Director Alejandro Queral discusses the most recently available figures on inequality, why economic inequality harms Oregonians, and what kinds of policies changes are needed to shrink inequality.
Undocumented workers in Oregon are more likely than not to perform work considered essential during the pandemic, yet they have been left out of federal emergency assistance.
The just-concluded Oregon legislative session featured important victories, as well as missed opportunities. The American Rescue Plan Act, enacted by Congress in January, sent billions of dollars to state governments
The protests for Black lives that gripped our nation last summer, even as the pandemic raged, gave us an opportunity to reflect on the reality and the history of this country.
The following are the 2021 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the “federal poverty level.” The guidelines determine the benefit levels of many low-income assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
More than a quarter-million Oregonians in working households — most of them U.S. citizens and authorized immigrants — cannot claim a tax credit for families surviving on low wages because they live with a family member who lacks a Social Security Number.
All of us deserve to be paid for our work and avoid injury on the job. We all have a right to expect that the state will enforce laws meant to protect workers.
Oregon can take an essential step to fix the widespread problem of corporate tax avoidance by enacting corporate tax transparency.