To: The Oregon State House, The Oregon State Senate, and Governor Kate Brown
Give Oregon a Raise!
Every Oregonian deserves to be paid a living wage. I support raising the minimum wage to $15. per hour and making our minimum wage an actual living wage, lifting thousands of Oregonians out of poverty and off government assistance, stimulating the economy, expanding opportunity and prosperity.
Why is this important?
Oregon's minimum wage is $9.10. per hour which equates to less than 19K per year for a full-time worker. This is corporate slavery. The vast majority of low wage workers are adults, many are parents trying to support a family. Whether you are stocking shelves, flipping burgers, or cleaning bathrooms, every worker deserves to be paid fairly. Paying Oregon workers a real living wage would lift tens of thousands out of poverty and off government assistance, stimulating the economy and expanding opportunity and prosperity.