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.
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
Buying Union
How to fly union
American, Southwest, Alaska and United are mostly union; Delta and JetBlue, not so much. The Labor Press dug in to get the full picture. Â
Training the Next Generation
Celebrating the launch of their careers
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades’ Regional Training Center in Portland honors a new class of graduating journeymen.
Collective bargaining
Springfield Franz Bakery strike ends in deal
The new contract gives Bakers Local 114 members an immediate $2.50 per hour raise, with $1 raises in years two and three.
Collective bargaining
Bigfoot moves to bust union
Bigfoot Beverages has withdrawn recognition of Teamsters Local 324 and Local 206, terminated the contract, and halted pension contributions.
Collective bargaining
First-ever strike at Benton County
After a week-long strike — the first in the union’s history — Benton County workers represented by AFSCME Local 2064 ratified a new contract.
Collective bargaining
Albany teachers back to work with contract gains after 21-day strike
Members of the Greater Albany Education Association (GAEA) won smaller class sizes and a 7% cost-of-living raise.
Collective bargaining
OSU grad student workers on strike since Nov. 12
More than 1,000 graduate student workers went on strike after more than a year of negotiations over a new contract.
Union Organizing
At SCRAP Creative Reuse, workers unionize
SCRAP Creative Reuse is a nonprofit in Portland that sells low-cost art supplies and offers arts education.
Collective bargaining
Strike at Franz bakery in Springfield
Roughly 180 members of Bakers Local 114 at the Franz Bakery in Springfield have been on strike since Oct. 31.
Collective bargaining
AMR slow to reach first union contract at its new Washington County unit
In Washington County, AMR’s starting wage for EMTs is $18.39 per hour. In Multnomah County, under the union contract, it's $22.57 per hour.Â
