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.
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Proposed Water District ballot measure: Unions say ‘No’
The measure has so many flaws that it's hard to list them all.
Wanted: Elected leaders willing to serve working people over corporate interests
We need more strong candidates to apply.
Scrapping plans to develop West Hayden Island shows Portland’s lack of leadership
A good job is the real key to livability.
2013 delivered much to be angry about, but the future is on our side
We can create the America we deserve.
A game-changing AFL-CIO convention
We want to transform our union movement into a workers’ movement.
The union movement’s survival requires it to change
The history of the labor movement is full of the corpses of failed organizations.
No room for ‘grand bargains’ on food stamps: Hunger isn’t a bargaining chip
Before Congress votes again, they need to walk the streets and understand the impact of hunger
Without filibuster reform, worker rights will wither
Employers are increasingly lawless as the NLRB sits vacant
AFL-CIO will look at changes to labor councils
With a structure set in 1955, many state and local labor councils face problems
‘Wages, hours and working conditions’ not enough: Unions must speak for all workers
Immigration, same sex marriage … today's unions have moved beyond a 1980s agenda.
Falling union numbers, expanding right-to-work … it’s time to change a losing game
To change our game we must realize that the union structure isolates us into sector silos.
Lesson from a rookie fire fighter: Help is you and I
Massive mobilization of people beats wealth and power.
The fight for Oregon is in down-ballot races
This year's Oregon races won't attract national attention, which makes our fights harder.
Restore an economy that works for the middle class
A message to labor from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
This Labor Day, remember: Work connects us all
People who work for a living are all on the same side.
