Oregon AFSCME Council 75 is lending its support to the effort to put a corporate "kicker" reform measure on the ballot.

For more than a decade, teachers, parents, and community members have talked about the need to reform Oregon's corporate kicker law so that we're putting money where it matters, rather than sending it to large, out-of-state corporations.  

The corporate kicker is a big tax break that is triggered when the state brings in more in taxes than economists were expecting. Instead of investing that money in our schools, we give most of it away to profitable corporations headquartered outside of Oregon.

"We're excited to join a broad coalition — led by Our Oregon — to support a historic ballot initiative that will reform the corporate kicker by putting those dollars back into K-12 classrooms, which in turn will help the overall state budget," says Council 75 Political Coordinator Eva Rippeteau. "It's the next step in a larger conversation about finally investing in Oregon's priorities. But to make the ballot, we're going to need our members' help." 

¥    Do you want to act now to help get more money into our local schools so we can lower class sizes and stop school closures?

¥    Do you want to stop sending corporate kicker funds to large, out-of-state corporations?

Here are three ways you can help right now: 

Step 1. Sign the e-petition (pdf). 

Step 2. Become a volunteer and help get your friends and family to sign the petition.

Step 3. Spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. Use this link to send people to the website for more information: http://bit.ly/JqECtq

For more information about the Corporate Kicker for K-12 initiative, visit Our Oregon's website.