Northwest Workers' Justice Project

NWJP in the News

February 15, 2010 - NWJP board member and KBOO contributor Bill Resnick interviews NWJP advisory board member and author Kim Bobo about her book, Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid - and What We Can Do About It.

July 1, 2009 - Michael Dale was interviewed in Portland's Willamette Week on the labor rights of exotic dancers, most of whom are classified by their employers as independent contractors rather than employees and do not receive a salary or wages for their work.

June 2, 2009 - Meg Heaton was interviewed by the former news editor of Just Out for an article published on BlueOregon.com about the increase in wage violations in a recession economy.

May 8, 2009 - The Bend Bulletin reported on a state bill backed by NWJP and others that would provide new protections for Oregon workers who experience employer retaliation for complaining about a violation of workplace laws. The bill was later voted into law and will go into effect in 2010.

April 13, 2009 - The Oregonian reported on the decision of the Columbia County Circuit Court judge which declared invalid Measure 5-190, which threatened immigrant workers and their families. The ruling came in response to a legal challenge argued by a team of lawyers drawn together by NWJP.

January 30, 2009 - The Oregonian covered a Columbia County Circuit Court judge's decision to block Measure 5-190 from going into effect in order to review the issues raised in a legal challenge file by a team of lawyers including NWJP.

December 19, 2008 - NWJP and the Brennan Center for Justice issued a press release on the Bush Administration's adoption of midnight regulations weakening worker protections in the H-2B visa program, and our call for repeal of the regulations.

Newsletter

NWJP periodically publishes a newsletter that features the project's work and accomplishments, acknowledges supporters, and identifies trends relevant to contingent, low-wage, and immigrant workers.

All donors automatically receive a copy of NWJP's newsletter. If you are interested in receiving a copy but do not yet contribute to support NWJP's work, please send your mailing address or email address to Meg Heaton (meg@nwjp.org), with "newsletter" in the subject line.