Enable java in your browser. Or use the links below. Send us your Feedback For our privacy policy, click here . For our user agree- ment, click here . My wife and I own a small retail store in the ski industry.
Wages are our single largest expense after the cost of goods.
We operate on a very slim margin. The people who work for us are seasonal and mostly part time. I stand 100 percent against any attempt to get around Oregon's voter-approved minimum wage. Without our employees, we could not operate. If we supported a law to reduce their wages or the wages of friends in the recreation industry who receive tips, we would be telling them that they are not important, that they are merely another commodity to be purchased as cheaply as possible.