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Measure would raise basic wage
Under Measure 25 Job loss
would not Increase, but
farmers could lose money
Oregon votes 2002
Talia M. Wilson
Freelance Reporter
While some measures on the Nov.
5 ballot threaten to take away money
from Oregonians, one promises to
put it back in their pockets.
Measure 25 would increase the
minimum wage from #6.50 to #6.90
per hour, and would mandate annual
increases for inflation based on the
consumer price index.
A few student jobs on campus may
be lost because of the minimum wage
increase, but organizations will
quickly recover, Career Center Di
rector Larry Smith said.
The number of work-study jobs
should not decrease; however, the
number of hours students will be al
lowed to work most likely will, espe
cially for jobs receiving pay higher
than minimum wage, Smith added.
Under current law, minimum wage
is not adjusted for inflation. The last
wage increase Oregonians saw was in
1999 as part of a three-step increase
approved in 1996, which brought the
minimum wage to the current level.
“Oregon has the lowest minimum
wage on the West Coast,” state Rep.
Diane Rosenbaum said. “It’s time to
do something.”
In addition to the 2003 wage in
crease, Measure 25 would require
minimum wage to be adjusted for in
flation in following years. These ad
justments would be calculated by the
Commissioner of the Bureau of La
bor and Industries, rounded to the
nearest five cents, and would replace
the previous year’s wage on Jan. 1.
“We are long overdue for this,”
Rosenbaum said. “Oregon has the
highest rate of hunger, and one in
seven children live in poverty. Mea
sure 25 would put money in the
pockets of those living in poverty.”
One myth about the effects of Mea
sure 25, Rosenbaum added, is unem
ployment.
“Raising the minimum wage does
not cause job loss,” she said. “When
the last increase was approved in
1996, the number of jobs increased
by three percent.”
But some Oregonians feel Measure
25 would harm the rural economy.
“This is a feel-good issue,” Oregon
Farm Bureau Federation Communi
cations Director Gary Claus said.
“But Measure 25 would make the ru
ral economy worse than the urban
economy.”
Employees’ wages in rural areas
would be adjusted to Portland’s rate
of pay, regardless of their area’s eco
nomic status, Claus said.
“Wages are being raised according
to the urban consumer price index,”
he said. “But the cost of living in rural
areas is much less than urban areas.
This measure would be very tough on
the rural communities.”
Agriculture also would feel the neg
ative effects of Measure 25, he added.
“Farmers will lose money under
this law,” Claus said, “especially with
falling produce prices and having to
pay their workers more. Unfortu
nately, farmers cannot pass along
this increase to consumers.”
Talia M. Wilson is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Celebration
continued from page 1A
dead. ” The pictures reminded families of their
angelitos and helped them realize that even
though their children were dead, a spiritual
link would remain.
‘‘To have a little angel in Mexico is sad,”
Morales said. “But at the same time, it’s a priv
ilege because it’s a connection between heav
en and earth.”
The collection contains approximately 40
photographs. Torres said this Ls the first time
the pictures have been displayed outside Mexi
co. Mauiricio Vazquez, the keynote speaker for
Saturday’s event, will discuss the history and
significance of the photographs, as well as the
traditions and background of the celebration.
Morales said the Day of the Dead is a sig
nificant holiday in Mexican culture because
it is an opportunity for children to learn
about death. In Mexico, death is not a
source of fear for people, but rather is ac
cepted as a natural occurrence that should
be a source of celebration.
During Dta de los Muertos, there are parties
in the Mexican marketplaces where children
can learn to accept death instead of fearing it.
Children get little skulls made out of sugar, as
well as toys and masks depicting skeletons and
other symbols of death.
Death should be celebrated in a joyous
way, Morales said. People can’t ignore death,
even if they’re afraid of it.
“We come from the earth and we’re going to
return to the earth,” Morales said. “You can’t
stop the cycle.”
Contact the reporter
atjenniferbear@dailyemerald.com.
Mark McCambridge Emerald
Sonya Villasenor and Leonardo Ochoa make adjustments to the main
displayfor the Dfa de los Muertos celebration.
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