May 2023 - nwLaborPress

Interviews with 12 local construction tradeswomen reveals, no surprise: They want the same chance to succeed.

Though high by some measures, it’s the lowest it’s been since June 2021, and well below the recent peak of 9.1% in June 2022.

For the second time in a row, Painters Local 10 obtained historic pay raises for members. Readiness to strike made all the difference.

A bill to toughen OSHA penalties is on its way to Governor Kotek’s desk after committee room drama and a failed GOP attempt to gut the bill.

Almost 50 union boilermakers in Washington are losing work because managers at a nuclear energy facility hired an out-of-state contractor.

Workers say New Seasons Market has borrowed a tactic from the anti-union playbook: improving conditions at non-union locations.

Return to work or go to jail. That was the ultimatum a judge gave teachers at Evergreen School District 50 years ago this month.

Machinists Lodge 63 member Carl Gibson will be representing Boeing at a national truck driving competition Aug. 16-19 in Columbus, Ohio.

Longtime Northwest Natural steward Howard Bell outpolled two-term incumbent Maureen Goldberg and was sworn in to a three-year term May 9.

Construction tradeswomen are forming groups in their unions for mutual support, and to grow their ranks in the industry.