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Help support Oregon schools, healthcare, and the safety of our communities!
Vote YES on Ballot Measures 66 and 67
Right now, most people don’t know that two-thirds of corporations doing business in Oregon pay just $10 a year in the corporate minimum income tax. Voting YES on the Tax Fairness measures will be crucial to protecting vital services and making sure that we protect middle-class families from carrying an even larger share of the tax burden in these difficult times. You can help play a vital role in making Oregon’s tax system more fair for everyone and protecting Oregon’s future.
The ballot measures will:
Increase the $10 corporate minimum income tax for the first time since 1931. The new minimum will start at $150.
Increase the marginal tax rate on corporate profits above $250,000 by 1.3% (above $10 million in 2013)
Increase the marginal tax rate on personal income above $250,000 for couples by 1.8%
97.5% of taxpayers will NOT see their taxes increased
What does it mean? A corporation making $260,000 in profit will pay an extra $130 in taxes (1.3% of the $10,000 above $250,000). A corporation declaring no profits will pay a minimum tax of about one tenth of one percent of Oregon sales. A couple making $260,000 in taxable income will pay an extra $180 (1.8% of the taxable income above $250,000).
These reforms protect nearly $1 billion in vital services like education, health care and public safety. These funds preserve class sizes, save jobs for teachers, provide seniors with in-home care, and provide health care for thousands of Oregonians through the Oregon Health Plan. In this time of economic crisis, we must protect those who have been hit the hardest--seniors, children and the unemployed--without putting more of a burden on the middle class.
Click here to pledge to Vote YES on measures 66 and 67
Click here to get more facts at the Vote YES for Oregon website
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Federation Blog
Check out our new blog for discussions on workplace issues. If you have questions about the proposed contract, this is a good place to ask. Click here to go to the PCCFFAP Blog.
Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance Reimbursement for Fall 2009
The reimbursement is available
only to qualifying part-time faculty who are currently not eligible for
the PCC part-time faculty group health insurance plans. Get your reimbursement
in by December 18, 2009.
Click here to print out an application for reimbursement of your spring term
health insurance premiums.
Join the Activists for Congressional Education (ACE) Team
Become a part of AFT’s lobbying team by joining the ACE program. Join with colleagues to lobby federal lawmakers on issues important to you and fellow members. Meet with members of Congress to discuss the economic stimulus package, the Employee Free Choice Act and other legislation that directly affects Oregon community colleges and higher education. To sign up for the program or request more information, contact Marcus Swift at AFT-Oregon.
Call 503-501-7669 or e-mail marcuss@aft-oregon.org
The Portland Community College Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals
Count Me In!
Strength in the workplace and at the bargaining table requires strength in the political arena. The AFT-Oregon Political Action Fund helps to build political power. Contributions are eligible
for Oregon's political tax credit, which means your state taxes can be reduced
up to $50 for a single filer and $100 for joint filers.
Click here to make a voluntary contribution on your biweekly or monthly paycheck
to AFT-Oregon PAF.