Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Eight-Hour Workday for Public Employees Initiative (1912)
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| Topic Working hours regulations |
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring laborers employed by the state, county, school district, municipality or other subdivision of the state government work no more than an eight-hour day. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring laborers employed by the state, county, school district, municipality or other subdivision of the state government work no more than an eight-hour day. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333 |
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64,508 | 57.30% | ||
| No | 48,078 | 42.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 332-333 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition A bill for an Act making eight hours a day's labor in all cases where labor for the State, county, school district, municipality or other subdivisions of the State are interested, either directly or through any contractors or agents and providing that contractors shall give a bond, providing among other things, that no person shall be employed on such public work more than eight hours in anyone day and that no liens or claims shall be filed against the building or other structure. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
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