Long-term unemployment remains especially high More than four years after the end of the Great Recession, Oregon’s job market has
Worker Power
The power of organized labor has brought us weekends, sick leave, and the minimum wage. However, worker power has decreased during decades of attacks by corporate interests and neglect by the federal government. Increasing the strength of workers is vital to making the economy work for everyone.
Worker Power
The power of organized labor has brought us weekends, sick leave, and the minimum wage. However, worker power has decreased during decades of attacks by corporate interests and neglect by the federal government. Increasing the strength of workers is vital to making the economy work for everyone.
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Oregon’s economy and tens of thousands of Oregon families will suffer if Congress fails to extend emergency unemployment benefits soon.
This Labor Day is a particularly appropriate time to consider Oregon’s job market, as it comes on the heels of
A View of the State of Working Oregon Despite improvement from the worst levels, Oregon’s labor market and employment levels
Ask any Oregon lawmaker what is his or her highest priority and almost invariably the answer is “jobs.” So it’s
Not too long ago, the state economists showed how deep the Great Recession’s impact has been on Oregon’s employment compared
Even in cases where state authorities have found that employers failed to pay workers their wages and sought payment, employers
Wage claims filed recently with state officials show that the problem of wage theft in Oregon has not gone away.
Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians need Congress to act now to extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance (see this story and
News Release Many Oregon workers face a more difficult and uncertain path to recovering wages stolen by employers, now that
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