by lroberts | Oct 14, 2020 | Newsworthy
Why do so few American workers have unions? Unions are one of the key strategies for improving American workers’ standard of living and decreasing inequality. Across the country, if you compare two people who work in the same occupation and same industry, with the...
by lroberts | Sep 4, 2020 | Research and Publications
A new LERC and UO Sociology study on the impacts of the first statewide Fair Workweek law reveals “Persistent Unpredictability” in Oregon retail, food services, and hospitality workers’ schedules, as employers find ways to continue changing workers’ schedules at the...
by lroberts | Jan 26, 2021 | Research and Publications
The new LERC and Illinois Economic Policy Institute study on the impacts of Oregon’s Prevailing Wage Rate law finds that the law does not increase project costs, does boost bid competition and the share of projects that local contractors are awarded, and increases...
by lroberts | Aug 16, 2018 | Research and Publications
The Care Revolution: The Transformation of Home Health Care in Oregon A film collaboration by Sonia De La Cruz, Division of Culture, Arts and Communication, University of Washington-Tacoma Bob Bussel, Labor Education and Research Center, University of Oregon Length:...
