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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In 2024 it’s still better in a union
The labor movement will never stop fighting to unrig the rules of the economy and welcome any worker dreaming of a better life.
Closing out 2023 with a UAW bump
Over 46 days this fall, the world watched as nearly 150,000 autoworkers did something that had never been done before.
PPS teacher strike: a difficult ballet
The onus for this crisis, which will soon spread, lies squarely with legislators who determine a state budget every two years.
Student workers are making history
Recent campaigns at University of Oregon and Reed College show us that young people are hungry to make change.
UAW back to the head of the class
If the union movement is having a “moment,” the re-emergence of the United Auto Workers (UAW) is a big part of it.
Leaving Bend united and hopeful
This year’s convention could not have come at a more opportune time for labor to strategize about how to harness the moment we’re in.
88% – A Number to Inspire and Harness
Among young people, approval of labor unions is at 88%. And support for strikes is at 90%.
The Fines don’t cross picket lines
Honoring a picket line is an instinctual recognition that workers waving signs outside their place of employment deserved public support.
The arc of the labor movement lands in Canby
Our Labor Day Picnic is back, and this time, at a public, not private, property: the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby.
A betrayal of Oregon workers
Over the last few years Oregon has led the nation with the most legislative walkouts and the second-longest walkout in American history.
Solidarity is our lifeblood
This is proving to be one of the most consequential summers of labor action, with hundreds of thousands on strike or near striking.
They will never stop us striking
The U.S. Supreme Court showed its true anti-union colors yet again in their wrong-headed ruling on Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174.
Bring back wage boards
Wage boards — created by state or local governments — recommend minimum standards for wages, benefits, working conditions, and training.
Discord in Concord: Erasing ‘The Rebel Girl’
New Hampshire is removing a historical marker honoring labor heroine Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. As erasure of labor's story, it fits a pattern.
The Movement to Meet the Moment
More workers are turning to labor than at any point in recent memory. It’s going to require us to be strategic about how we build power.
Taking the temperature on our times
There are signs that change is coming. Fully 71% of Americans support unions. And voters see that inequality devastates our communities.
Should Multnomah County residents approve a capital gains tax to fund tenant representation?
We asked representatives of both the pro- and anti-campaigns to give us their best arguments as to how union households should vote.
China’s not trading fairly, and Congress should do something about it
First our hubris and then our neglect aided Beijing’s ambitions, weakened our capabilities, and hollowed out our middle class.
