What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Post-Coronavirus Employment
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Venue:
Eugene, Oregon
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Oregon’s legislature raised the minimum wage in 2016 and provided for a series of increases through 2022. In December 2019, the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) released a report describing the characteristics of Oregon’s minimum wage workers at that time and projecting changes as the wage increased. Six months ago, neither the legislature nor OCPP could have taken into account the effects of a pandemic on the most vulnerable sector of full-time workers. This program will portray the mid-2020 overall employment situation in Oregon and provide details about the impact of the pandemic on a few key sectors.
Speakers review the December 2019 report from the OCPP, the impact of the pandemic on day laborers and domestic workers, and the changes in the lives of immigrant workers.
Speakers
Title: Community Advocacy Coordinator
Organization: Voz
Website: https://portlandvoz.org/
Biography:
Ira Cuello-Martinez is the Community Advocacy Coordinator at Voz, a workers’ rights education project in Portland. Voz works with older adults, seniors, immigrants and refugees, houseless, and those living with chronic illnesses. Ira earned a BA at Willamette University and was an organizer for Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN).
Title: Coalition Manager
Organization: CAUSA
Website: https://causaoregon.org/#
Biography:
At the time of this program, Joel Iboa was the Coalition Manager for CAUSA, an organization working to improve the lives of Latino and other immigrants and their families in Oregon through advocacy, coalition building, leadership development, and civic engagement. He chairs the Eugene Human Rights Commission and the Governor’s Environmental Justice Task Force. A native of Eugene, he earned a BA in political science at the University of Oregon.
Title: Chuck Sheketoff Public Policy Fellow
Organization: Oregon Center for Public Policy
Website: https://www.ocpp.org/author/audrey-mechling/
Biography:
Audrey Mechling is the first Chuck Sheketoff Public Policy Fellow at OCPP. She grew up in rural Southwestern Oregon and has worked as a policy aide and campaign manager. She earned a BA in politics at Willamette University and a masters degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California.
Title: Domestic worker
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Biography:
Margarita Sandoval is a domestic worker in Portland, Oregon. She has been affiliated with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and is an organizer with the YWCA of Greater Portland, which has the mission of empowering women and eliminating racism.
