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.
David Groves
David Groves is communications director for the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and is editor of The Stand, WSLC’s award-winning news service. He first joined the council in 1992 after working as a newspaper copy editor at the Carroll County (Md.) Times and the (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot. He has a B.S. in journalism from the University of Maryland.
Washington
Washington House votes to allow unemployment benefits for strikers
HB 1893 passed the Washington House of Representatives 53-44 on Feb. 13 and now goes to the Washington Senate.
Workers Rights
New year raises Washington minimum wage
More salaried Washington workers just got the right to overtime too. And Oregon minimum wage goes up July 1.
Analysis
July 1, the day ‘Free trade’ died
ITC says 40 years of trade deals didn’t help much. Our assessment: They accelerated the loss of American manufacturing.
