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The best way for Oregon to strengthen its economy is by investing more to create a better educated workforce, according
Making $2.15 an hour certainly does sound worse than today’s minimum wage, which federal law mandates must be at least
Oregon’s low-paid workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 15-cent increase to the state’s minimum
About 128,000 Oregon workers are due for a raise, following today’s announcement that Oregon’s hourly minimum wage will go up
Earlier this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Portland for a series of events. In a speech at the
More than 100,000 low-paid Oregon workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 30-cent increase to
Oregon’s minimum wage will rise from $8.50 to $8.80 on January 1, 2012, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Oregon’s 30-cent hourly wage increase for its lowest paid workers next year will be “good for workers and Oregon’s economy."
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers will get a small boost with the start of the New Year, when the state’s minimum hourly
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