A Holiday Wishlist for Oregon
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. ‘Tis the season for holiday wishes. And, toward that…
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Let the Best Trash Man Win
By James Swyter Today, many people associate the word “monopoly” with big tech…
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For Oregon’s New Governor, Great Power Comes with Great Responsibility
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. It’s the day after Election Day and the votes…
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Oregon Needs a Free-Market Makeover
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D “What’s the one thing you’d do to fix Oregon?”…
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Welcome to Portland, Where Getting a Job Is Easy but Staying Safe Is Hard
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Two of my kids are young adults working retail….
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Oregon Legislators should throw restaurants and bars a lifeline by legalizing “cocktails to-go”
By Rachel Dawson Do you want to enjoy a drink but don’t feel…
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Government Should Pay the Price for Locking Down Our Economy
By Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s government is finally feeling the pain of lockdowns. Last…
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Metro’s Transportation Package: Progressive Politics Mask Regressive Tax
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. While much of the region is stuck at home…
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The Big Jobs Squeeze of 2020
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This is a terrible time to own and run…
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July Minimum Wage Increase Means Maximum Uncertainty
By Cooper Conway On July 1st, the Portland area’s minimum wage will increase…
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COVID-19 Is Killing the Economy; New Business Taxes Are Bayonetting the Wounded
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
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Portland’s homeless population needs a “hand-up,” not another Metro money grab
By Rachel Dawson The Oregon nonprofit Cascadia Clusters understands the value of providing…
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Oregon Can Support Workers by Reducing Regulations
By Rachel Dawson Businesses across Oregon are laying off employees and shuttering their…
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Press Release: Report shows possible benefits to workers, employers, and unions from increased competition in representation
December 30, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
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Inter-Union Competition and Workplace Freedom: Ending Exclusive Representation
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Labor unions exist to improve compensation and…
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Don’t Pop the Champagne on Oregon’s Job Numbers
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is at near full employment. That’s good news,…
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The Government-Sanctioned Cat-And-Mouse Game
By Vlad Yurlov Governments often try to pat themselves on the back. The…
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Is Oregon’s Department of Justice for Hire?
By Justus Armstrong Last June, former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick was hired…
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To Work or Not to Work, That Is the Question
By Jakob Puckett When I was growing up in Ohio, my family had…
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Missing from Mayor Wheeler’s Homelessness Program: Long-Term Independence
By Rachel Dawson Give a man a fish and you feed him for…
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Supreme Court deals big setback to labor unions, local groups gather in Portland / Published in KATU
The Supreme Court issued a ruling in an Illinois labor case Wednesday that…
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Local unions react the ruling by the Supreme Court / Published in KVAL Eugene Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. – Top public employee unions in Oregon are less than pleased…
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Supreme Court Decisions Deals Blow to Labor Unions / Published in KAST 1370AM
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute…
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Supreme Court Janus Decision Upholds Public Employees’ First Amendment Rights
By Jakob Puckett When’s the last time you went to a store, and…
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Public Employee Worker Freedom
By Steve Buckstein On June 27 the U.S. Supreme Court restored First Amendment…
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Today in Favor of Public Employee Worker Freedom
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 Cascade Policy Institute stands…
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What’s Better for Low-Skilled Workers: Higher Minimum Wages or Lower Taxes?
By Kathryn Hickok What’s better for welfare recipients and low-skilled workers: a higher…
Read Blog Detail“Worker’s Choice” Would End the Unions’ “Forced-Rider” Problem
By Kathryn Hickok and Steve Buckstein This is National Employee Freedom Week (August…
Read Blog DetailTime to Stop Forcing Union Membership
By Steve Buckstein and Kathryn Hickok This week (August 20-26) is National Employee…
Read Blog DetailThe Right to Choose or Reject Union Representation Respects Workers
By Kathryn Hickok Why do many workers choose to opt out of union…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s new minimum wage law will hurt the people it aims to help
By Lydia White Just prior to Oregon’s July 1 minimum wage* increase from…
Read Blog DetailTrump’s apprenticeship message to young adults: “There is dignity in every honest job”
By Kathryn Hickok President Donald Trump stressed the dignity of work in a…
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Minimum Wage – Its Role in the Youth Employment Crisis
By Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. Introduction and Executive Summary This paper examines the history…
Read Blog DetailMaking Youth Unemployment Worse
The unintended negative effects of raising minimum wage rates By Randall Pozdena and…
Read Blog DetailCascade Report Finds Long-Term Negative Impacts on Youth from Oregon’s New Minimum Wage Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Steve Buckstein Senior Policy Analyst Cascade Policy Institute…
Read Blog DetailTwo-Thirds of Oregon Union Members Want to End the Unions’ “Forced-Rider” Problem
By Kathryn Hickok and Steve Buckstein This month, National Employee Freedom Week (August…
Read Blog DetailOregon Union Members Want the Option to Represent Themselves
National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW, August 14-20, 2016), aims to educate union members…
Read Blog DetailHelp the Working Poor Adam Smith’s Way
This year’s May Day activities in Portland centered on promoting “workers’ rights” and…
Read Blog DetailGovernor Jerry Brown: “Economically, Minimum Wages May Not Make Sense”
As California Governor Jerry Brown signed his state’s $15 minimum wage bill into…
Read Blog DetailOregon Legislators Raised the Minimum Wage; Students Lose Their Jobs
Oregon’s three-tiered minimum wage law was just signed by Governor Kate Brown last…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Minimum Wage Law Perverts Compassion into Coercion
Picture two Oregon workers. One, a highly skilled and educated woman named Kate,…
Read Blog DetailWill Oregon Price the Least-Skilled out of the Workforce…Too Slowly?
As Oregon’s February legislative session approaches, Governor Kate Brown wants to head off…
Read Blog DetailGive Every Oregon Employer a Personalized Minimum Wage
Union-backed and activist groups are trying to put measures on the November 2016…
Read Blog DetailUber and Portland: “The Future and Its Enemies” Clash in the Rose City
The Portland City Council has voted 3-2 to let ridesharing companies Uber and…
Read Blog DetailThe Minimum Wage Conversation Never Ends
Oregon and some other states mandate that their minimum wage increase every year…
Read Blog DetailEvent Video – Ending the Public Employee Union Stranglehold on State Politics
The Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute were pleased to welcome David Nott,…
Read Blog DetailEmployee Freedom Respects Workers’ Choice
Why might workers like the opportunity to opt out of union membership? Some…
Read Blog DetailEnding the Public Employee Union Stranglehold on State Politics
The Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute are pleased to welcome David Nott,…
Read Blog DetailTaking Leave of Sickness
By Maxford Nelsen A version of this article by Freedom Foundation labor policy…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Proposed Sick Leave Law Doesn’t Fit All
By Anna Mae Kersey Senate Bill 454, which mandates that employers implement paid…
Read Blog DetailMinimum Wage Follies
Fourteen bills have been introduced in the Oregon legislature to raise Oregon’s already…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Minimum Wage Debate: Disadvantaged Youth Are Crucial Issue
The Oregon legislature is considering raising the minimum wage over the next few…
Read Blog DetailGovernment-Imposed Minimum Wage Increases Don’t Work for Oregon Small Businesses
The concept that everyone should earn at least some government-mandated minimum wage is…
Read Blog Detail$15 Minimum Wage? More May Turn Out to Be Less
Last summer, Seattle passed an ordinance raising its minimum wage to $15 per…
Read Blog DetailEight Out of Ten Oregonians Agree: Let employees choose whether or not to join a union or pay union dues
Because of a deal struck by Governor John Kitzhaber, Oregonians won’t have the opportunity to…
Read Blog DetailNew Poll Shows 84% Percent of Oregonians Support Employee Choice
Eighty-four percent of Oregonians support allowing union employees to leave their union without…
Read Blog DetailSeattle’s Giant Job Killer
By Erin Shannon The city of Seattle made history last month with an…
Read Blog DetailU.S. Supreme Court rules that freedom of association trumps public sector union demands
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in Harris v. Quinn that home health care workers…
Read Blog DetailSeattle’s $15 Minimum Wage: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
By Erin Shannon On June 2 the Seattle City Council made Seattle the…
Read Blog DetailDoes a Higher Minimum Wage Always Benefit Workers?
By Erin Shannon The debate over raising the minimum wage is everywhere. Fast…
Read Blog DetailRight to Work is Right for Oregon
Please join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Founder Steve Buckstein on Wednesday,…
Read Blog DetailTake That First Job
A week after Labor Day, The Oregonian published a front-page story about Oregonians…
Read Blog DetailVincent Vernuccio Talks on Worker Freedom
Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s labor expert Vincent Vernuccio came to Portland in…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Angry Protesters Reject Proposals for Employees’ Freedom to Choose
For Immediate Release Media Contact Patrick Schmitt, patrick@cascadepolicy.org 503-242-0900 Angry protesters reject proposals…
Read Blog DetailStatement on Employee Freedom for All Oregonians This Labor Day
While the first Labor Day was celebrated as a “workingman’s holiday” 131 years…
Read Blog DetailThis Labor Day, Celebrate the Rights of All Workers
By Paul R. Farago and Angela Eckhardt This is a slightly updated version…
Read Blog DetailSurprise! Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Has Real Costs
By Erin Shannon In March, Portland’s City Council unanimously voted to enact mandatory…
Read Blog DetailNorthwest Employee Freedom One Night Event
On Thursday, September 5 Cascade Policy Institute will be partnering with the Freedom Foundation to…
Read Blog DetailIn Defense of Liberty: Unions, Right-to-Work, and Majority Rule
By F. Vincent Vernuccio “We are a democracy, we operate by majority rule….
Read Blog DetailEmployer Mandate a Recipe for Unemployment
By Sally C. Pipes Walmart recently announced that it will not offer health…
Read Blog DetailOregon Cosmetology Regulations Entangle Hair Braiders
By Shane Young Did you know you need a license to braid hair…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Minimum Wage Prices Teens Out
By Michael Nielsen Oregon’s minimum wage laws are changing our economy, and it…
Read Blog DetailUnion Members Can’t Be Forced to Pay for Political Activities
By Victoria Leca Last Thursday the Supreme Court rejected the idea that public…
Read Blog DetailRenewing Labor’s Moral Sense
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech Tuesday expressing concern about Americans’…
Read Blog DetailEric Fruits discusses how a Right to Work law would benefit Oregon
Dr. Eric Fruits, Ph.D., sits down with the Cascade Policy Institute to discuss…
Read Blog DetailWhy Oregonians Deserve the Right to Work
The twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and…
Read Blog DetailWhy Oregonians Deserve the Right to Work
The twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and…
Read Blog DetailPress Release: Cascade Policy Institute Report predicts 110,000 jobs for Oregon with enactment of a Right-to-Work Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2012 Contact: Steve Buckstein Senior Policy Analyst &…
Read Blog DetailTaking Work Personally: How Individual Accounts Reward Personal Responsibility
Recently, I had a long conversation with an owner of a bakery near…
Read Blog DetailExtending Unemployment Benefits: Good Intentions, Bad Results
Last Thursday, President Obama asked Congress once again to extend unemployment benefits, allowing…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Insurance, Savings Accounts or Both? A Way Forward for Oregon’s Workers
One silver lining of the burst housing bubble has been the increase in…
Read Blog DetailReady, Fire, Aim, for Oregon’s Payday Lending Policy
By Christopher Robinson In 2006 and 2007 the Oregon legislature passed two bills…
Read Blog DetailThe Dirty Secret Behind Clean Jobs
By Nick Sibilla New jobs are scarce. In June, Oregon’s unemployment rate rose…
Read Blog DetailHow to Turn Oregon’s Business Climate Around
Two recent reports confirm that Oregon has a long way to go if…
Read Blog DetailA “Training Wage” Can Get Teens Their First Job – And Jumpstart Their Earning Potential
Have you ever tried to hire an average teenager? A few years ago,…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Benefits Warrant a Second Look
Oregon’s legislature is currently rushing to approve bills that will extend unemployment insurance…
Read Blog DetailGovDocs adds Portland salary information
Ever wondered how much Portland government officials are compensated? TheOregonPolitico.com has just launched…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Accounts: A Saving Opportunity
Unemployment Accounts: A Saving Opportunity by Christina Martin Download PDF After multiple extensions…
Read Blog DetailLemonade Stand Lessons
Lemonade Stand Lessons by Steve Buckstein In this persistent recession, it’s supposed to…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Accounts Would Benefit Most Oregonians
Unemployment Accounts Would Benefit Most Oregonians by Rebecca Steele The recent federal extension…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment accounts would be better for most Oregonians than traditional unemployment insurance
For Immediate Release August 4, 2010 Contact Christina Martin, Asset Ownership Project Director…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Insurance Extensions Appeal to the Heart but Rob the Soul
Unemployment Insurance Extensions Appeal to the Heart but Rob the Soul By Christina…
Read Blog DetailOregon.gov Publishes State Workers’ Salaries
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto In an effort to meet requirements for a…
Read Blog DetailCascade Policy Institute Stands by Economic Analysisof Job Losses due to Measures 66 and 67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Buckstein T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 Supporters of higher…
Read Blog DetailWill Work for Human Capital
Summary: The teenage unemployment and underutilization rates are staggeringly high. This has a…
Read Blog DetailTwo Job-Killer bills threaten to destroy 100 TIMES more jobs than Oregon’s so-called “stimulus package” will create
CORRECTION of media release dated June 24, 2009 The state recently announced that…
Read Blog DetailOregon could add 20,000 new jobs at no cost to taxpayers if Congress will end the federal estate tax
For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 or steven@cascadepolicy.org Portland, Oregon,…
Read Blog DetailTwo Job-Killer bills threaten to destroy ten to twenty times more jobsthan Oregon’s so-called “stimulus package” has created
For immediate release Contact Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 steven@cascadepolicy.org The state recently announced…
Read Blog DetailDigging Holes in Oregon: The Governor’s Plan to Save the Unemployed Will Deepen the Pit
Governor Kulongoski has a plan to save Oregon’s sorry economy: raid the Unemployment…
Read Blog Detail“A Job in Every Home”
Just when federal and state legislators are passing economic stimulus packages to get…
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