Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
Anna Del Savio
Anna Del Savio has been staff reporter for the Northwest Labor Press since September 2024. Prior to that she worked as a reporter for the Portland Tribune and the Columbia County Spotlight. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the New School in New York, N.Y.
Collective bargaining
Nurses and doctors strike eight Providence hospitals
The largest healthcare strike in Oregon history started Jan. 10. Once again, Providence staffs up with strikebreakers.
Collective bargaining
Dispute looms at Portland and Seattle shipyards
Nine unions represent around 800 workers at Vigor’s Portland and Seattle shipyards through the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department.
Collective bargaining
New union contracts at nursing homes
SEIU Local 503 represents roughly 4,200 workers at 59 Oregon nursing homes owned by six companies — half of the nursing home beds in Oregon.
Collective bargaining
Portland city unions at impasse
City of Portland workers could strike as soon as late January to win across-the-board raises and personal days.
Union Organizing
Buzz Box Budtenders announce independent union
The dispensary owners granted voluntary recognition to the new United Cannabis Workers, workers announced Jan. 15.
Union Organizing
Legacy nurses to vote on union
Nurses cite safety concerns, poor work environments, and uncompetitive wages in historic union drive with ONA.
Jobs
Vigor to shut down former Oregon Iron Works
When Vigor shutters its fabrication ops later this year, 100 ironworkers, boilermakers, and electricians will lose their jobs.
In Memoriam
Steven Magnett, 1946-2024
A former Laborers Local 296 business manager, he helped build Portland in more than 30 years as a member of the union.
Buying Union
Unionized nursing homes in Oregon
Workers at the following nursing home companies and locations are covered by union contracts with SEIU Local 503.
Oregon
Rayfield appoints labor advisors
The Oregon Attorney General-elect wants advice on how to respond to possible future actions by the incoming Trump administration.
Union democracy
Oregon’s largest union rejoins the Oregon AFL-CIO
The re-affiliation of SEIU Local 503 has in the works for a year and a half.
Union democracy
Merger forms Coast to Cascades labor chapter
The new chapter combines the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter with the Linn-Benton-Lincoln Central Labor Chapter.
In Memoriam
Pat Gest, 1927-2024
Oregon School Employee Association's first female president left a legacy of solidarity.
Workers Rights
City of Portland threatens legal action over union pickets
Attorneys for the City of Portland say "practice pickets" are prohibited by the contract Local 189 signed with the city.
Union Organizing
Ushers join growing Shakespeare Festival union
They’re the latest group voting to join IATSE Local 154. The famed Ashland theater is nearly wall-to-wall union.
Analysis
2024: The rest of the story
We’ve reported over 300 stories in 2024. At year's end, we update readers about what happened since we published some of those stories.Â
Collective bargaining
Oregon State University grad strike ends with 13% raise
After nearly four weeks on strike, graduate student workers at Oregon State University ratified a new contract.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland could be inching toward labor disputes
Union contracts covering 1,300 City workers expire Dec. 31, on the eve of the city’s shift to a whole new leadership structure.
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.
Jobs
Boeing lays off 3,500
This batch of layoffs is just the first. Boeing announced in October that it would lay off 17,000 employees, 10% of its global workforce.Â
