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.
Buying Union
This Halloween, give out union-made candy
It's possible to treat trick-or-treaters to products made by workers who have a voice on the job.
IBEW and United Workers Credit Union buys its building
The property covers 1.13 acres between Washington and Stark streets in Southeast Portland.
Danner Boots made by UFCW members
A Portland factory makes work, outdoor, and military boots.
Unions launch global boycott of Hyatt
Hyatt turned heatlamps on Chicago picketers and fired unionized Boston housekeepers en masse.
Labor activists observe Human Rights Day
Leafleters took the message to Portland mall shoppers.
Shop for union-made goods this holiday season
Supporting union-made products helps keep good jobs in the community.
Bakers battle prison bread in schools
Prison-made baked goods are being served in Washington schools, displacing union-made goods.
Pendleton Woolen Mills launches US-made clothing line
Fabric for the "Portland Collection" is union-made in Oregon and Washington.
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance plans first Oregon clay target shoot
The union-backed national conservation group for union hunters and fishers holds its first Oregon event.
Starbucks settles with fired pro-union worker
Starbucks pays a fired Portland barista to settle charges, after federal agency issues complaint.
Portland pub goes union
Workers at The Guild Public House have become members of CWA Local 7901.
CWA promotes ‘Dosha Support Day’ Aug. 30
Supporters will go to the union salon for a haircut, and show their union colors.
Union workers under grave threat from Walmart expansion
A thousand UFCW members could lose jobs if Walmart opens 17 Portland-area stores as planned.
Columbian newspaper boycott presses forward
A month-old union boycott of the Columbian newspaper called has gotten the attention of publisher Scott Campbell.
Buy America policy boosts manufacturing
Union ironworkers and electricians at United Streetcar in Clackamas were in the spotlight March 21 as U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stopped by.
Unions call for boycott of Columbian newspaper
Two labor groups are calling for a boycott of The Columbian, the Vancouver daily newspaper.
For Valentine’s Day, choose union- made, and shun sweat-shop goods
Not all Valentine’s Day gifts are created equal. But consumers CAN buy candies made by union workers.
Shop for union-made goods this holiday season — and year-round!
Buying union is about voting with your dollars to support enterprises that pay fellow workers a living wage with benefits. The AFL-CIO has designated the 10 days following Thanksgiving as Buy Union Week. To make that easier, the Labor Press has come up with 10 "Buy Union" gift ideas.
Home for the holidays: There ARE union travel options
By flying unionized airlines, workers and their families can say “Union, Yes” when they travel.
Union-made Halloween candy
Want to buy union-made Halloween candy this year? Stick to products made by Ghirardelli, Tootsie Roll Industries, Jelly Belly, and NECCO. Those are the only reliably union-made national brand Halloween candies.
