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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 17 > Minimum wage gets a big boost

Minimum wage gets a big boost

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
September 17, 2008

Oregon’s minimum wage will increase by more than 5 percent next year following a year in which the cost of goods and services rose roughly the same amount, the state’s Bureau of Labor and Industries announced Tuesday.

The 45-cent increase in the hourly wage — from....

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