Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
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Oregon Center for Public Policy
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Bring back wage boards
Wage boards — created by state or local governments — recommend minimum standards for wages, benefits, working conditions, and training.
Analysis
3 billionaires own more than bottom half of Oregonians
Oregon’s three billionaires hold about $53 billion in wealth, while the bottom half of all Oregonians own about $27 billion.
Analysis
Unions are key to reducing income inequality in Oregon
The report examines how unions raise wages for all workers — and reduce inequality.
