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12 April 2006

Oregon AFL-CIO 2006 Endorsements - Oregon AFL-CIO

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The Oregon AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) has made the following endorsement recommendations for the May 16, 2006 primary and November 7, 2006 general elections. The COPE Board will meet again to consider further endorsement actions.

Oregon AFL-CIO: Minimum Wage - Oregon AFL-CIO

The federal minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, and tipped workers make even less, $2.13. That wage has not been increased since 1997. It's buying power is at its lowest since 1949. Fortunately, Oregon minimum wage workers are not forced to work for povert

23 March 2006

22 March 2006

03.21.06 OR: Lack of union endorsement could hurt governor

SALEM - For Gov. Ted Kulongoski, the path to re-election has become a little more difficult. The refusal of one of the state's largest public employee unions to endorse Kulongoski could leave the Democratic incumbent without one of his most potent weapons

13 March 2006

12 March 2006

09 March 2006

08 March 2006

Oregon Governor: Democrats LeadO

February 27, 2006--Incumbent Democrat Ted Kulongoski, faced with a strong challenge for the party nomination, is viewed favorably by just 50% of likely voters, and unfavorably by 46%. His strongest opponent for the nomination, former State Treasurer Jim H