MGP’s Screwing Over Her Workers
A new report by the Washington Free Beacon shows that Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is denying each of her auto shop workers an extra $44,000 in salaries.
That’s not the only kicker… she also doesn’t allow her workers to unionize (a key priority of hers publicly) and was given 5 OSHA citations for ‘serious’ workplace safety violations like carcinogenic chemicals and failing to hold safety meetings.
Read more below.
By Jessica Costescu
Washington Free Beacon
June 11, 2026
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D., Wash.) suggested she owned a business in southwestern Washington earlier this year while trying to relate to her constituents’ struggles. But the business the congresswoman co-owns with her husband, Dean’s Car Care, is actually located across state lines in Portland, where the minimum salary requirement is much lower.
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As of January 1, Washington law requires employers to pay staff not eligible for overtime the equivalent of $80,172 annually. That’s more than twice the nearly $35,600 that Oregon requires—and will continue to rise through 2028, when it’s expected to hit nearly $94,000.
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Her shop has never served her rural constituency or provided jobs in her county. Dean’s Car Care’s principal place of business has been registered in Portland since 2012.
And while Gluesenkamp Perez is a vocal supporter of organized labor and collective bargaining, her business was listed in federal records as a “NonUnion” shop.
She’s also pushed for “safer workplaces,” but the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration slapped Dean’s Car Care with five citations in 2017 for workplace violations, three of which were deemed “serious,” resulting in a $120 fine. The agency found the shop, which had 46 chemicals on site—some containing carcinogens—failed to hold safety meetings, failed to develop a written hazard communication program, failed to train employees on handling hazardous materials, and neglected annual maintenance on fire extinguishers.
Read the full article here.
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