Kurt Kessler
"It's the Election of 2006 that made what we accomplished in 2007 possible. Without a predominantly pro-labor legislature and governorship, the hard work we put into Lobby Days and our other lobbying programs would have produced slim results...." Kurt Kessler, Dept of Human Services, Medford CAPE Committee Member
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What We Won through Political Action

Funding for our contracts.
Improved quality in public services.

The biggest expansion of bargaining rights in 34 years for Oregon workers.
Mandatory workers' compensation coverage for Homecare workers.
Significant improvements in higher education.
A framework for affordable and accessible health care. 		Members at the Tillamook Forest Center. Members at the Tillamook Forest Center.
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Members from University of
Oregon advocate for health care. 		Safety on the job for state hospital and youth authority workers.

Huge improvements in child care for low-wage working families.

Nursing home safety for workers and for clients.

Across-the-board interest rate caps on payday loans.

Expansion of the Oregon Prescription Drug Purchasing Pool to cover every Oregonian.
Restoration of cuts in child support enforcement.
$309M increase in new taxes on wealthy corporations to help pay for this.