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Calling it the “number one issue throughout Oregon,” more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to the Oregon Legislature asking
Not long after Morrisha Jones joined her co-workers in petitioning to form a union at one Burgerville location, the fast-food
In some ways, there has been great progress in breaking down gender barriers. Take, for instance, the fact that all
If you could prevent millions of children from falling back into poverty, would you? Most of us, I imagine, would
Recently, the U.S. Census released the latest figures on poverty. The topline numbers certainly gave reason to cheer. Yet, as
Oregon is a prosperous state in one of history’s richest nations, yet so many Oregonians struggle to make ends meet.
Years from now, we may look back at 2022 as the year when the labor movement began its resurgence, ushering
Paying taxes is our civic duty. The government’s duty is to make it as easy and inexpensive as possible for
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