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Archive Home > 2006 > January > 01 > Oregon's minimum wage increases

Oregon's minimum wage increases

Opponents claim the hike hurts businesses, but supporters disagree

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
January 1, 2006

Siobhan Cooper, 27, isn't paid for her master's degree in public health and she rarely uses her education experience at her full-time serving job at The Blacksmith Restaurant in Bend.

She works for minimum wage, plus tips, without health insurance. In between waiting tables, she's pursuing more....

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