DECEMBER 20th, 2011 | Congress stands at the crossroads of yet another Federal shutdown, the third this year. If we were waiting for a clear indication that we need to more Representatives in Washington who will put working families and the middle class first, this is it. Partisan bickering keeps the real leaders on both sides of the aisle, who are ready to fight for the 99% of us who work for a living, doing their jobs. Read More...

NOVEMBER 30th, 2011 | Occupy Wall Street has rippled across the country leaving a wake of activism and protest in nearly every state and wide-scale demonstrations teeming in over 20 major North American cities. The message is clear: we are the 99%. We work the jobs, we pay the bills and we’re tired of the 1% keeping all of the profits. Read More...

SEPTEMBER 13th, 2011 | The Federal Gas Tax will stop being collected if Congress does not take action to renew it before September 30th. There are discussions about short term solutions, but a long term fix is needed. Read More...

SEPTEMBER 7th, 2011 | Bill Sizemore speaks out on his strategy to go after Oregon’s middle class. Read More...

AUGUST 31st, 2011 | Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain recently announced that he would not be running for office as Portland’s mayor. While President Chamberlain has stepped out of the race, his editorial in the Oregonian sets the stage for the candidates to tell us how they’re going to help bring much needed jobs to Portland. Read More...

When the middle class stands together, change happens. Harnessing the power of volunteers and various organizations into a collation has proven to work, both here in Oregon and across the nation. Read More...

JULY 27th, 2011 | Did your family’s income increase by 23% last year? Unless you’re a corporate CEO, the answer is likely no. CEOs rewarded themselves as their corporations posted record profits in 2010 and they’re not shying away from the reason why. Read More...

JULY 18th, 2011 | State and local government employees’ retirement benefits have become a popular scapegoat, with everyone from Tea Partiers to members of Congress labeling public employee retirement benefits as culprits of states’ financial crises. Read More...

JULY 7th, 2011 | Rep. Tina Kotek, a champion of middle-class and working family issues in the Oregon Legislature, is now leading the House Democrats. What would you ask her? Read More...

JUNE 21st, 2011 | By fighting back against attacks like we’ve seen in Wisconsin to keep collective bargaining and standing together as one to increase our piece of the pie instead of competing for scraps, the middle class can remain the driving force behind our country’s success. Read More...