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  1. Migrant forest workers win back pay

    Laborers were shorted $103,500 for work on public lands in Oregon, Idaho and Arizona The U.S. Department of Labor announced in June that its investigators found two reforestation companies owed more than $103,500 in back wages and damages to their employe ...

    14 Jul 2016 - Emily Green

  2. Street Roots reports on forest worker abuse prompt special hearing in Salem

    Sen. Michael Dembrow convenes Senate Workforce Committee for testimony on immigrant and guest worker exploitation Worker abuse and exploitation in Oregon’s forests was the focus Tuesday, May 24, at a special hearing before lawmakers in Salem.  Sen. Michae ...

    26 May 2016 - Emily Green

  3. Street Roots editorial: Lawmakers pick up the mantle on timber workers

    We trust that lawmakers will honor the testimony of these laborers with real action It is unconscionable that there are thousands of workers in Oregon who would suffer injury, forgo fair pay and endure untenable living conditions out of fear of losing the ...

    26 May 2016 - SR editorial board

  4. Street Roots editorial: Oregon must protect all workers

    Tax dollars should not support the exploitation of reforestation workers Two workforces coexist in Oregon: one that enjoys the protection of labor and safety laws, and one that does not.  For three decades, thousands of Latin American immigrant and guest ...

    18 Feb 2016 - SR editorial board

  5. Timber's fallen: Efforts show promise for working conditions in Oregon forestry

    PART III | Advocates, reforestation operators say effective policy changes will need to come from the top down This is Part III of a three-part series on the working conditions and treatment of Oregon's immigrant forestry workers.   Marko Bey was sit ...

    18 Feb 2016 - Emily Green

  6. Timber's fallen: A three-part investigative series on Oregon's reforestation workers

    Oregon's immigrant forestry workers have little recourse to pervasive exploitation and labor violations For three decades, thousands of Latin American immigrant and guest workers have performed much of the most grueling work in Oregon's forests. ...

    18 Feb 2016 - Emily Green

  7. Timber’s fallen: Enforcement of forest labor laws spotty, lacks bite

    PART II | Companies face few inspections, mild consequences despite actions that lead to serious injury or death This is Part II of a three-part series on the working conditions and treatment of Oregon's immigrant forestry workers.   It was raining o ...

    11 Feb 2016 - Emily Green

  8. Timber’s fallen: The plight of immigrant forestry workers

    PART I | State hearings reveal the vulnerability of workers who live in fear of retaliation if they speak out This is Part I of a three-part series on the working conditions and treatment of immigrant forestry workers.    Any Oregonian who watches network ...

    5 Feb 2016 - Emily Green

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