If the polling is accurate, on November 5th Oregonians will vote by a sizeable majority to increase the minimum wage
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Oregon workers not likely to recover recession losses as wages decline over last year
Study documents that race makes difference in earnings of workers living in Multnomah County
More than 100,000 working households in Oregon are poor. Thousands more experience considerable hardship from housing problems, food insecurity, and
Families who work hard and play by the rules can no longer expect to get ahead
The Success of Oregon’s Minimum Wage and the Need for Reform Executive Summary The successful 1996 initiative to increase Oregon’s
Executive Summary Oregon’s “highest in the nation” minimum wage continues to raise wages for former welfare recipients and other low-wage
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