A Holiday Wishlist for Oregon
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. ‘Tis the season for holiday wishes. And, toward that…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. ‘Tis the season for holiday wishes. And, toward that…
Read Blog DetailBy James Swyter Today, many people associate the word “monopoly” with big tech…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. It’s the day after Election Day and the votes…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D “What’s the one thing you’d do to fix Oregon?”…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Two of my kids are young adults working retail….
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Do you want to enjoy a drink but don’t feel…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Oregon’s government is finally feeling the pain of lockdowns. Last…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. While much of the region is stuck at home…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This is a terrible time to own and run…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway On July 1st, the Portland area’s minimum wage will increase…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Many Oregon businesses are looking forward toward May 15….
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Oregon nonprofit Cascadia Clusters understands the value of providing…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Businesses across Oregon are laying off employees and shuttering their…
Read Blog DetailDecember 30, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (503) 242-0900…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Labor unions exist to improve compensation and…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon is at near full employment. That’s good news,…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Governments often try to pat themselves on the back. The…
Read Blog DetailBy Justus Armstrong Last June, former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick was hired…
Read Blog DetailBy Jakob Puckett When I was growing up in Ohio, my family had…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Give a man a fish and you feed him for…
Read Blog DetailThe Supreme Court issued a ruling in an Illinois labor case Wednesday that…
Read Blog DetailEUGENE, Ore. – Top public employee unions in Oregon are less than pleased…
Read Blog DetailThe Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute…
Read Blog DetailBy Jakob Puckett When’s the last time you went to a store, and…
Read Blog DetailBy Steve Buckstein On June 27 the U.S. Supreme Court restored First Amendment…
Read Blog DetailFor Immediate Release Media Contact: Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 Cascade Policy Institute stands…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok What’s better for welfare recipients and low-skilled workers: a higher…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok and Steve Buckstein This is National Employee Freedom Week (August…
Read Blog DetailBy Steve Buckstein and Kathryn Hickok This week (August 20-26) is National Employee…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Why do many workers choose to opt out of union…
Read Blog DetailBy Lydia White Just prior to Oregon’s July 1 minimum wage* increase from…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok President Donald Trump stressed the dignity of work in a…
Read Blog DetailBy Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. Introduction and Executive Summary This paper examines the history…
Read Blog DetailThe unintended negative effects of raising minimum wage rates By Randall Pozdena and…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Steve Buckstein Senior Policy Analyst Cascade Policy Institute…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok and Steve Buckstein This month, National Employee Freedom Week (August…
Read Blog DetailNational Employee Freedom Week (NEFW, August 14-20, 2016), aims to educate union members…
Read Blog DetailThis year’s May Day activities in Portland centered on promoting “workers’ rights” and…
Read Blog DetailAs California Governor Jerry Brown signed his state’s $15 minimum wage bill into…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s three-tiered minimum wage law was just signed by Governor Kate Brown last…
Read Blog DetailPicture two Oregon workers. One, a highly skilled and educated woman named Kate,…
Read Blog DetailAs Oregon’s February legislative session approaches, Governor Kate Brown wants to head off…
Read Blog DetailUnion-backed and activist groups are trying to put measures on the November 2016…
Read Blog DetailThe Portland City Council has voted 3-2 to let ridesharing companies Uber and…
Read Blog DetailOregon and some other states mandate that their minimum wage increase every year…
Read Blog DetailThe Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute were pleased to welcome David Nott,…
Read Blog DetailWhy might workers like the opportunity to opt out of union membership? Some…
Read Blog DetailThe Executive Club and Cascade Policy Institute are pleased to welcome David Nott,…
Read Blog DetailBy Maxford Nelsen A version of this article by Freedom Foundation labor policy…
Read Blog DetailBy Anna Mae Kersey Senate Bill 454, which mandates that employers implement paid…
Read Blog DetailFourteen bills have been introduced in the Oregon legislature to raise Oregon’s already…
Read Blog DetailThe Oregon legislature is considering raising the minimum wage over the next few…
Read Blog DetailThe concept that everyone should earn at least some government-mandated minimum wage is…
Read Blog DetailLast summer, Seattle passed an ordinance raising its minimum wage to $15 per…
Read Blog DetailBecause of a deal struck by Governor John Kitzhaber, Oregonians won’t have the opportunity to…
Read Blog DetailEighty-four percent of Oregonians support allowing union employees to leave their union without…
Read Blog DetailBy Erin Shannon The city of Seattle made history last month with an…
Read Blog DetailThe U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in Harris v. Quinn that home health care workers…
Read Blog DetailBy Erin Shannon On June 2 the Seattle City Council made Seattle the…
Read Blog DetailBy Erin Shannon The debate over raising the minimum wage is everywhere. Fast…
Read Blog DetailPlease join us for Cascade’s monthly Policy Picnic led by Cascade Founder Steve Buckstein on Wednesday,…
Read Blog DetailA week after Labor Day, The Oregonian published a front-page story about Oregonians…
Read Blog DetailMackinac Center for Public Policy’s labor expert Vincent Vernuccio came to Portland in…
Read Blog DetailFor Immediate Release Media Contact Patrick Schmitt, patrick@cascadepolicy.org 503-242-0900 Angry protesters reject proposals…
Read Blog DetailWhile the first Labor Day was celebrated as a “workingman’s holiday” 131 years…
Read Blog DetailBy Paul R. Farago and Angela Eckhardt This is a slightly updated version…
Read Blog DetailBy Erin Shannon In March, Portland’s City Council unanimously voted to enact mandatory…
Read Blog DetailOn Thursday, September 5 Cascade Policy Institute will be partnering with the Freedom Foundation to…
Read Blog DetailBy F. Vincent Vernuccio “We are a democracy, we operate by majority rule….
Read Blog DetailBy Sally C. Pipes Walmart recently announced that it will not offer health…
Read Blog DetailBy Shane Young Did you know you need a license to braid hair…
Read Blog DetailBy Michael Nielsen Oregon’s minimum wage laws are changing our economy, and it…
Read Blog DetailBy Victoria Leca Last Thursday the Supreme Court rejected the idea that public…
Read Blog DetailNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech Tuesday expressing concern about Americans’…
Read Blog DetailDr. Eric Fruits, Ph.D., sits down with the Cascade Policy Institute to discuss…
Read Blog DetailThe twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and…
Read Blog DetailThe twenty-two states that have not required workers to join a union and…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2012 Contact: Steve Buckstein Senior Policy Analyst &…
Read Blog DetailRecently, I had a long conversation with an owner of a bakery near…
Read Blog DetailLast Thursday, President Obama asked Congress once again to extend unemployment benefits, allowing…
Read Blog DetailOne silver lining of the burst housing bubble has been the increase in…
Read Blog DetailBy Christopher Robinson In 2006 and 2007 the Oregon legislature passed two bills…
Read Blog DetailBy Nick Sibilla New jobs are scarce. In June, Oregon’s unemployment rate rose…
Read Blog DetailTwo recent reports confirm that Oregon has a long way to go if…
Read Blog DetailHave you ever tried to hire an average teenager? A few years ago,…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s legislature is currently rushing to approve bills that will extend unemployment insurance…
Read Blog DetailEver wondered how much Portland government officials are compensated? TheOregonPolitico.com has just launched…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Accounts: A Saving Opportunity by Christina Martin Download PDF After multiple extensions…
Read Blog DetailLemonade Stand Lessons by Steve Buckstein In this persistent recession, it’s supposed to…
Read Blog DetailUnemployment Accounts Would Benefit Most Oregonians by Rebecca Steele The recent federal extension…
Read Blog DetailFor 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 By Christina…
Read Blog DetailPRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Jacob Szeto In an effort to meet requirements for a…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Buckstein T: 503.242.0900 F: 503.242.3822 Supporters of higher…
Read Blog DetailSummary: The teenage unemployment and underutilization rates are staggeringly high. This has a…
Read Blog DetailCORRECTION of media release dated June 24, 2009 The state recently announced that…
Read Blog DetailFor Immediate Release Contact: Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 or steven@cascadepolicy.org Portland, Oregon,…
Read Blog DetailFor immediate release Contact Steve Buckstein (503) 242-0900 steven@cascadepolicy.org The state recently announced…
Read Blog DetailGovernor Kulongoski has a plan to save Oregon’s sorry economy: raid the Unemployment…
Read Blog DetailJust when federal and state legislators are passing economic stimulus packages to get…
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