by lroberts | Sep 12, 2022 | Research and Publications
The Growing Need for “Non-Traditional Hours” Met by Underpaid In-Home Providers Larissa PetrucciLola LoustaunauMary C. KingLisa DodsonEllen Scott LERC is proud to release a new report, titled A Labor Crises within the Childcare Crisis: The Growing Need for...
by lroberts | Nov 8, 2021 | Newsworthy, Research and Publications
New report from University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center shows the auto industry – long a backbone of the middle class – at a critical turning point. The auto industry is the country’s single largest manufacturing sector – with nearly one million...
by lroberts | Oct 26, 2021 | Newsworthy, Research and Publications
Oregon’s construction industry continues to be an important source of high-wage jobs across the state. With billions of new state and federal infrastructure investment anticipated over the decade, it’s more important than ever to provide a pathway for women and...
by lroberts | Apr 28, 2021 | Research and Publications
The American Rescue Plan was signed into law on March 11th and will send close to $6 billion to cities, counties, universities, school districts, and state agencies across Oregon. While the Department of Education and the U.S. Treasury are still developing the...
by lroberts | Apr 2, 2021 | Research and Publications
Experiences of Immigrant and Refugee Food Processing Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Washington A research report by Lola Loustaunau, Sociology Doctoral Candidate, University of Oregon In the past several months, food processing workers have made the...
by lroberts | Mar 10, 2021 | Research and Publications
New studies from the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon with homecare workers in Oregon find the need to invest in strengthening labor standards and raising wages and that, under COVID-19, homecare workers are “essential yet...
