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Don McIntosh

Editor Don McIntosh has been with the Northwest Labor Press since 1998. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Portland in 1985, and first practiced journalism at the Daily Vanguard, Portland State University's student newspaper. After earning a bachelor's in history, he served as an underground union organizer (salt) with Teamsters Local 174 in Seattle. Back in Portland, he wrote for the Portland Business Journal and Willamette Week and was editor of the Portland Alliance, a monthly community newspaper.
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National

Trump taps Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary

Oregon’s pro-labor Republican lost her seat in the House. Now she’ll go to the Senate for a cabinet confirmation hearing.
Workers Rights

Tina Kotek agrees: BOLI needs a boost 

In the two-year budget she proposed on Dec. 2, Kotek is calling for a 30% increase for Oregon’s tiny labor law enforcement bureau. 
Union democracy

SEIU Local 503 rejoins the Oregon AFL-CIO

The phased-in re-affiliation will boost Oregon's premier union federation by 30%. It also signifies greater labor unity.
National

Wisconsin judge strikes down draconian anti-union law

Wisconsin's Act 10, which stripped public sector workers of union rights, was the subject of nationwide union protests when it passed in 2011.
Collective bargaining

After 54 Days, Boeing strike is over

Boeing Machinists in Oregon and Washington returned to work Nov. 6 with historic contract gains, including raises totaling 43.65%.
Workers Rights

Vigor pays to restore spray-painted vehicles

In not one but two overspray incidents, paint blown by the wind stuck to the vehicles of hundreds of shipyard workers.
Politics

A labor look at the 2024 election

The national results were bleak for labor, but the union movement notched mostly wins in Oregon and Washington.
Collective bargaining

UFCW 555 reaches agreement with Kroger

The Fred Meyer boycott is over. New contracts covering 11,000 workers will raise wages $4.50 over three years for the most senior workers.
Politics

Labor Council launches website for union-backed candidates

The group is a joint labor effort led by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council and backed by 18 organizations in all.
Politics

Unions pull Hillsboro candidate’s endorsement after blowup over Gaza

A Hillsboro City Council candidate used ugly and abusive language with a constituent who disagreed with his support for Israel's war in Gaza.
Portland

Portland City Council candidates spurn Portland police union

At least 14 candidates running for Portland City Council this year signed a pledge not to take contributions from police unions.
Union Organizing

Gunderson workers stay non-union

The union defeat came three weeks after the government contractor paid union-busters to talk to its workers.
National

Ballot measures to watch 

Workers rights will once again be on the ballot around the country this election as voters in five states decide on the minimum wage.
Union Organizing

Full Stack goes ‘full silent’

The Portland Metal Trades thought they had a deal. Then they were ghosted by the startup manufacturer of modular housing.
National

NLRB: Union organizing has doubled since 2022

It received 3,286 union election petitions in the 2024 federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 … and 21,292 unfair labor practice charges.
Collective bargaining

Letter carrier contract would deliver annual raises of 1.3% 

If approved, the contract will raise wages for over 200,000 letter carriers. If rejected, it will be decided by a neutral arbitrator.
Analysis

Why working class voters are turning away from the Democrats

Two Harvard researchers went to Pennsylvania. They found a lost world of thriving main streets, stable families, and tight social networks.
Collective bargaining

UAW strike: The trolls were wrong

A year after the big strike wins for workers, the data is in. New car prices actually dropped 1.06% on average. And GM's market share is up.
Politics

Union Guide to the November 2024 general election

Union members have the power to decide elections … when they vote.
Politics

How unions decide which campaigns to endorse

Union political staff and volunteer member committees spend hundreds of hours preparing questionnaires and interviewing candidates.

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