Dacia Grayber

For The Oregonian/OregonLive

Grayber, a Democrat, is the state representative for District 28-Southwest Portland and East Beaverton in the Oregon House. She also chairs the House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards

In a world where the vast chasm between corporate profit and worker wages is widening, Oregon has a legislative opportunity to help level a wildly unequal playing field.

Why do union workers come together to make the challenging decision to strike? To use their last leverage point to fight for wages, benefits and retirement security that allow them to survive in today’s economy. It’s about safe working conditions for the worker and the people they serve. And a strike is always predicated by a democratic vote of the membership, usually after months of neg

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