Reasons to Celebrate: Key Progressive Gains in 2015
Published on Thursday, December 31, 2015 by Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos, staff writer As the...
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Striking Fear Into Corporate Hearts, Labor Board Hands Big Win to Workers
Published on Thursday, August 27, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer In what is...
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Oregon Minimum Wage Increases, Though Not Enough for Economic Security
By the Oregon Center for Public Policy Oregon’s minimum wage will edge up 15 cents per hour next...
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In rebuttal to State of the Union, Seattle’s Kshama Sawant challenges key assumptions and policies presented in presidential address
Read MoreLiving Wage Victory in Seattle Suburb as Minimum Wage Set at $15 an Hour
‘This shows that folks are fed up with the way the economy works’
Read MoreMinimum wage increase for Oregonians means $312 annually
…Oregon minimum-wage workers will enjoy the second highest state minimum wage in the nation. Only the state of Washington will have a higher state minimum wage. Oregon’s northern neighbor, which also automatically increases its minimum wage according to the cost of living, will see its minimum hourly wage rise to $9.19 on January 1.
As of January 1, Oregon will be one of 19 states plus the District of Columbia with a minimum wage above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which is not scheduled to increase.
