Don McIntosh
LATEST ARTICLES BY Don McIntosh
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U.S.
Oregon corporate tax advocates take their campaign to the legislature
December 15, 2016Measure 97 would have raised $3 billion a year with a 2.5 percent tax on corporate sales over $25 million.
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Labor
At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
July 28, 2016One company has a proposal to end union jurisdiction over union members' work, apparently in order to allow the station to use amateur footage.
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Labor
Teamsters oppose beer mega-merger
May 24, 2016Abstract: Jobs in America's brewing industry are being threatened by monopolistic mergers of mega-corporate beer makers.
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Arts
Screen Actors Guild Awards — the union alternative to the Oscars
January 25, 2016"Yes, it's glitzy and glamorous, but really it's about celebrating our union."
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Labor
Survey: Health care premiums continue to outpace inflation and wages
October 30, 2015The survey confirms what most workers already feel: Health care costs are gobbling up more and more of their wages.
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Labor
Labor-backed alliance to push bold agenda in Oregon capitol
January 29, 2015One fourth of Oregon's workforce - 412,000 workers - are in "low-wage" occupations with a median annual income of under $12 an hour.
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Labor
Oregon contractor tell NLRB he’d rather close than clean up
June 20, 2014A painting contractor accused of threatening, bribing, interrogating, discriminating against and firing pro-union workers went without an attorney, and ended up being the prosecution's best witness.
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Labor
Firefighters battle cancer as well as flames in toxic homes
May 1, 2014Firefighters can smell smoke on their hair and skin for days after a fire; chemicals get into skin through the pores.
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