Oregon AFL–CIOの英語

The Oregon AFL–CIO is a federation of labor unions in the U.S. state of Oregon that promotes the rights of working people in the electoral and legislative arenas on the local, state and national level. It is an affiliate of the national AFL-CIO. In the past several years, the Oregon AFL–CIO has played a leadership role in Oregon's ballot initiative process, working in coalition with other labor unions, businesses and community groups to defeat several conservative ballot measures like paycheck deception and Taxpayer Bill of Rights (Measure 48). They have also played a lead role in several ballot measure victories, including passing a minimum wage initiative (Measure 25) in 2002 by a 3-1 margin. Oregon's minimum wage increased to $7.80 an hour on January 1, 2007, due to its automatic cost of living adjustment.