From Michael's Desk
Last month I urged opposition to several anti-immigrant ballot measures, and I had planned to use this post to call out several other anti-worker ballot measures that were in circulation.
However, I’m pleased to say that it appears that most of these ugly propositions appear as though they will not make the November ballet! Continue reading...
Workers Speak Out About Their Struggles for Justice
The new video from the 2016 Celebration of Worker Justice has been released. Take a few minutes to meet several of NWJP's courageous clients in this short video.
NWJP Launches Efforts to Improve Worker Safety
 In an effort to improve workplace safety for Oregon’s low wage, immigrant workforce, NWJP kicked off a conversation about workplace injuries last month with the help of national expert, Dr. Celeste Monforton. Dr. Monforton, a faculty member at the George Washington University School of Public Health, was in Portland to speak at the NWJP 2016 Celebration of Worker Justice. Continue reading...
Minimum Wage Rose on July 1st!
On July 1st, minimum wages rose across Oregon. NWJP worked hard in the short 2016 legislative session to support its partners in the Raise the Wage coalition and to secure the increase, while assuring that no industry, like agricultural or restaurant, was exempted from the increase. While the law was certainly a compromise, this summer well over one hundred thousand low-wage workers in Oregon got a desperately needed raise. Continue reading...
Inside NWJP: Welcome to Our Summer Law Clerks!
 We’re excited to have four law clerks with us at NWJP this summer! Click here to read about Cecilia Anguiano, Aubrey Jones, Kelsey Peddie, and Melissa Vollono.
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