The Northwest Workers’ Justice Project brings legal support to low-wage workers and their organizations to defend and strengthen workplace rights.

Our Spring 2013 newsletter is hot off the press!

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May 21, 2013 — Browse NWJP’s Spring 2013 Update to read about our recent efforts to support low-wage workers and their organizations to improve wages and working conditions. Here’s a preview of a few of the highlights: New policies to … Continue reading

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New policies to stop wage theft in sight

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May 20, 2013 — The 2013 legislative session in Oregon is in full swing, and NWJP has been hard at work leading our partners in the Oregon Coalition to Stop Wage Theft to address weaknesses in state law that allow … Continue reading

Stories to Stop Wage Theft #5

Oregon Bills to Stop Wage Theft Advance

Workers and allies testify at a public hearing in support of SB 573 to provide stronger tools to recover unpaid wages.

April 10, 2013 – Three Oregon bills to stop wage theft – HB 2977, HB 3142, and SB 573 – are moving forward and are scheduled for work session this Friday. That means that members of each committee will vote … Continue reading

Stories to Stop Wage Theft #4

2013 Stop Wage Theft Advocacy Day

Groups of workers and allies prepare to attend appointments with Oregon state legislators at our 2013 Stop Wage Theft Advocacy Day. (Click the image for more photos from the day, courtesy of Doug Yarrow!)

Oregonians wearing red “Stop Wage Theft” stickers in the shape of our state spent a day at the state Capitol Building last month to urge legislators to take action to address the widespread problem of wage theft in Oregon. About … Continue reading

Oregon Faith Communities Speak Out Against Wage Theft

Rev. Chuck Currie is one of the signers of the Oregon Interfaith Letter to the Oregon Legislature: A Call to Action on the Problem of Wage Theft.

Over 100 leaders and members of faith communities have signed a letter calling on Oregon’s legislature to “support legislation in 2013 that will hold employers, employment agencies, and labor brokers accountable for wage theft violations, and that will help all … Continue reading