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.
Marcus Widenor
Culture
When Henry Ford ruled Detroit
A union battle at the heart of a new John Sayles novel has lessons from the age of Elon Musk.
Culture
Red Scare, blacklist, and a body: Noir with labor in the crosshairs
Con Lehane’s detective tale is set in postwar New York as mobsters and Communists clash for control of taxi drivers.
Culture
Newly found crime novel captures turmoil and triumph of strikes
The late Elmore Leonard's novella dives into a 1970s farmworker strike, capturing picket line tension, humor, and hard choices.
Labor History
When collective begging turned to collective bargaining
The union rights Oregon public employees have today were won because workers struck in the lead up to a landmark bill in 1973.
Comment
Railroaded
Now derailed, the possible strike by 12 rail unions representing 125,000 workers would have been historic.
