News Release As calls for a higher minimum wage grow louder around the country, Oregon’s wage floor is quietly set
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Latest Articles
The Washington Post recently featured a great animated graphic created by John Voorheis, a University of Oregon graduate student, that
Poverty continues to engulf too many Oregonians, and the latest data show things aren't getting any better.
There's a disconnect between debates inside the halls of Congress and the economic reality back home.
Today’s announcement that Oregon’s minimum wage will go up 15 cents to $9.10 per hour next year is good news
Economic inequality is a real and growing problem in America. Since 1979, workers are working more, making more goods, and
The best way for Oregon to strengthen its economy is by investing more to create a better educated workforce, according
There are many statistics one can summon to show how the economy is failing working Oregonians. But few are more
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