Hearings will continue for nearly 3 weeks and promise to be juicy. Check back here for updates. More Initiative Reform Bills Get a Hearing Senate Rules Committee chair, Senator Harper, is gradually working his way through a series of initiative reform proposals. Many were sponsored by a coalition of progressive organizations, including SEIU Local 503, OPEU, and are aimed at limiting the abuses of the initiative system. Provides a preliminary title until that time.
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This bill would open the possibility that the Governor select, for seating on the Oregon Investment Council, from the PERS Board one of the active participants of the PERS system, including possibly one of the labor participants in the system. This bill will likely be scheduled for a hearing during the week of March 26th, in Senate Business, Labor and Economic Development Committee, chaired by Senator Roger Beyer. There is a serious threat to unions in this debate. Call Oregon's senators and urge them to oppose amendments of paycheck deception, and to support amendments to remove the power of wealth in our political process. Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Be sure to contact both US Senators for Oregon to encourage opposition to the President's Tax Cut Plan for the Wealthy.