Fair Shot For All released findings from their polls that indicated wide-reaching support.
BY JACOB PALMER | OB DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
Fair Shot For All released findings Tuesday from their polls that indicated wide-reaching support from different genders, ages and political party affiliations.
The group did one poll nationally and another just in Oregon.
OregonLive.com reported on the key findings from the national poll:
- 88 percent of those voters – including 74 percent of Republicans and 96 percent of independents – said they support ensuring all workers earn paid sick days to care for themselves or family members.
- 79 percent – including 61 percent of Republicans and 76 percent of Democrats – said they support requiring employers provide paid sick days.
- By more than a 2-to-1 ratio – 60 percent in support, 26 percent opposed – these voters said they favor state-level action on work/family policies if the federal government fails to act.
As well as the sentiment of citizens of the Beaver State:
- 54 percent said they favor – and 38 percent said they oppose — increasing Oregon’s minimum wage, now $9.25 an hour, to $15 an hour and adjusting for inflation. While roughly 60 percent of both Democrats and unaffiliated voters expressed support, 57 percent of Republicans said they were opposed.
- 67 percent favored – and 23 percent opposed — requiring all Oregon employers to provide 7 paid sick days to their employees. Support crossed partisan lines with 81 percent of Democrats, 66 percent of independents and 51 of Republicans backing the idea.
- 79 percent favored creating a voluntary retirement system for workers, an idea similar to the one Oregon voters rejected in the November 2014 general election. Survey respondents in all regions of the state backed the retirement proposal by majorities ranging from 75 to 85 percent.
The Portland Tribune reported on how the group believes these findings should sway the state legislature in the upcoming session.
“Voters are frustrated with workplace policies that are out of sync with their needs and the needs of their families,” says Heather Conroy, executive director of Local 503 of the Service Employees International Union.
“It could not be more clear that they want to see needed changes, and this poll is evidence of that. It’s time for Oregon lawmakers to catch up with the people.”
