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Urban League of Portland
Workers Rights
Portland bans the box
Businesses will have to wait ’til after a conditional job offer to do criminal background checks.
Workers Rights
Ban the Box nearly ready for council vote
Ordinance would give the formerly incarcerated a better chance at finding work after release.
Workers Rights
Portland considers ‘Ban the Box’ ordinance
The ordinance would give people with criminal records a better shot at becoming employed.Â
Oregon
Labor-backed alliance to push bold agenda in the state capitol
2015 could be a breakthrough year for pro-worker legislation
Workers Rights
Unions back effort to stop unjust discrimination against applicants with criminal records
The "ban the box" campaign wants employers and landlords to give ex-offenders a chance.
