Award Presentation by Community Organizations Highlights Senator\u2019s Efforts to Prevent Outsourcing, Protect Job Security and Improve Wages<\/em><\/p>\nPORTLAND, ORE. \u2014 Community and labor organizations recognized U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today for his leadership in support of policies that promote family-wage jobs in Oregon.<\/p>\n
During an award presentation in the Senator\u2019s Portland office attended by approximately twenty leaders from Oregon\u2019s faith, labor, environmental and fair trade organizations, Senator Merkley was lauded for his efforts to defend the state\u2019s working families during hard economic times.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom day one, Senator Jeff Merkley has worked for policy changes that will keep jobs in Oregon, give hard-working Americans a greater voice on the job, and raise the standard of living for Oregon\u2019s families. This is exactly what we need to improve our economy and help out hard-working Americans who are struggling to make ends meet and worried about losing their job,\u201d said Tom Chamberlain, President of the Oregon AFL-CIO.\u201cWe applaud Senator Merkley\u2019s continued commitment to Oregon\u2019s working families.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the event, the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign presented Senator Merkley with the organization\u2019s \u201cFair Trade Champion\u201d award, thanking him for making trade policy and Oregon jobs a centerpiece of his 2008 election campaign. The Senator has been outspoken about the need to reform trade agreements in order to protect Oregon jobs and improve the state\u2019s economy, and has voiced support for proactive, fair trade legislation like the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t fix the nation\u2019s economy without fixing its failed trade policy,\u201d said Arthur Stamoulis, director of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign. \u201cFew people have advocated for trade reform as strongly as Senator Merkley. With his leadership, we have the potential to bring job security back to Oregon and turn the economy around for working people everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
“For far too long, American workers have been getting the short end of the stick,” said Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley. \u00a0“We need an economy that starts measuring its success on the opportunities it affords working Americans. \u00a0I’m proud to receive this award today and will continue to fight to make sure Washington is working for working Americans.”<\/p>\n
Portland Jobs with Justice also presented Senator Merkley with a two-and-a-half-feet-tall Valentine\u2019s Day Card signed by over 1,000 people, expressing their members\u2019 gratitude\u00a0for the Senator\u2019s support of the Employee Free Choice Act. The Employee Free Choice Act is pending legislation that, among other things, strengthens penalties for companies that coerce or intimidate employees trying to form a union and bargain collectively to improve their working conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenator Merkley faced some vicious attacks during the last election when he stood up to protect workers\u2019 freedom to choose a union free from management intimidation,\u201d said Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell of the First Unitarian Church of Portland. \u201cBy supporting the Employee Free Choice Act in the face of adversity, Senator Merkley showed that he is squarely on the side of Oregon\u2019s working families. He has demonstrated the strength and the leadership that Oregonians deserve from all their elected officials.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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