Families across the state of Oregon will be gathering over this holiday season to share updates, latest news, gossip and whose side are you on in the upcoming greatest civil war football game between the Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers.  (For full disclosure, Go DUCKS!)

On many people’s minds, but less talked about, are our worries.  Jobs security, health care cost, and our family’s future.  In January, in a special election, Oregonians will decide on two very important ballot initiatives, measures 66 and 67 which would fund vital services, preserve jobs, and safeguard working families from this recession.  Measures 66 and 67 would increase the corporate minimum tax from $10 – which has not been changed since 1931 – to $150.  Two out of three corporations pay just $10 a year in income tax.  Just $10! 

Oregon’s five Jobs with Justice Coalitions recognized the importance of the upcoming election for working families and the communities and collectively worked on a statement for the upcoming voter guide.  JwJ encourage Oregonians to talk to family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers about the need for to pass measures 66 and 67  in January.  So, get a second or third

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