Oregon’s nonpartisan school board and special district elections tend to have very low turnout — as low as 34 percent. That means even more than usual, union voters can make a difference.
Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries has half the staff it had two decades ago, and newly installed commissioner Val Hoyle says it’s time to restore funding.
Northwest Labor Press senior staff reporter Don McIntosh spoke with Oregon Governor Kate Brown about some of the issues that matter most to working people. Here’s what she said.
