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
Vigor shipyard workers poised to strike
Metal trades unions at the Portland shipyard have terminated their contract extension, paving the way for a strike.
National
Trump administration slashes worker safety research
The administration is looking to cut two-thirds of the 1,300 staff of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
National
Rallying for Medicaid as Congress weighs deep cuts
A House Committee wants to cut $880 billion over 10 years from programs it oversees, and it can’t do that without deep cuts to Medicaid.
Collective bargaining
Gains for Clark County unions in new set of contracts
“Me too” arbitration win plays a big role in contract gains.
Collective bargaining
Strike averted at Clackamas County
The independent union saw decent contract gains after taking a strike vote for the first time ever.
Worker safety
Nanoparticles may be in your workplace. Are they safe?
You can’t see them with the naked eye, but there’s a good chance you’re in contact with nanoparticles. Here are six things you should know.
Oregon
Lawmakers hear a plea for safety
Unions are backing a bill in the Oregon legislature to mandate protection for workers who interact with violent mentally ill patients.
Worker safety
Legislative inaction means injuries at school will remain unrecorded
Lawmakers once again said no to a proposal to mandate reporting when school workers are injured — by students.
Worker safety
Oregon Senate passes a scaled-back worker assault bill
Oregon Nurses Association wanted a bill to protect healthcare workers. Too specific, said some lawmakers.
Jobs
UPS closes its Swan Island hub to install automation
The company will lay off 244 members of Teamsters Local 162. The delivery hub will close June 30 for over a year.
Jobs
Toyota announces plan to buy Cascade Steel
Radius, formerly Schnitzer Steel, includes over 100 scrapyards plus a steel rolling mill in McMinnville, Oregon.
Collective bargaining
Exec getting raises? We get one too!
Clark County unions notch a win for pay fairness.
Collective bargaining
Student workers ready to strike at University of Oregon
The unit of about 4,000 undergraduate student workers voted to unionize in October 2023 and has spent 10 months negotiating a first contract.
Collective bargaining
Last minute settlement averts a strike by UO professors
A strike by 1,700 professors was set to start March 31 — the first day of spring term.
Collective bargaining
After 16 months of talks, AFSCME reaches deal for first union contract at New Avenues for Youth
The contract covers about 110 workers at the homeless youth nonprofit, and will raise the minimum wage there from $17 to $21 per hour.
Collective bargaining
Mt. Hood Community College support workers triple their raises after getting organized
The union represents 240 workers, from groundskeepers and public safety officers to academic advisors and accountants.
Collective bargaining
Washington County ambulance workers get first union contract at AMR
Teamsters members rejected two previous proposals and authorized a strike before the company gave them an offer they could live with.
Collective bargaining
Bigfoot strike hits 200 days as workers stand firm
Around 240 workers at the beverage distributor struck Sept. 19 after the company proposed replacing their pension with a 401(k).
National
Postal unions protest privatization threats nationwide
President Trump has said privatizing USPS was an idea he’d consider, and on Feb. 24 he said he may put it under the U.S. Commerce Department.
Jobs
PGE plans for Forest Park power line go to Portland City Council
A city hearings officer was satisfied with PGE's plans to plant more than 900 smaller-stature trees, but opponents appealed the decision.
