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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Never bet against the workers
The American labor movement was the difference-maker in countless races and our nation, and democracy, will be better off for it.
Uncle Sam: Stop pushing child care workers into poverty
The federal government is paying for physical infrastructure and support for industries like electronics. Where is the support for child care?
Why I’m with Tina
Tina Kotek has a record of passing pro-worker legislation with a drive that’s all too rare on the D side of the chamber.
The road to a pro-worker future
Here's why the 2022 General Election is perhaps the most consequential for working people in recent memory.
Tina Kotek: The Real Deal for Workers
The only way for Oregon to continue to be a national leader for workers’ rights is by electing Tina Kotek this November.
Living in Solidarity
On Labor Day 2022, let’s renew our vows and pledge to “live in solidarity.” Then as now, “an injury to one” must remain “the concern of all.”
A Senate win for Oregon workers
The Inflation Reduction Act has strong support from the American labor movement due to the benefits it includes for working people.
They believed in what they believed in
The example set by Bunny Kuiken reminds us that the immigrant working class is an integral part of our history.
Heat/smoke rules must be defended
As we saw with the heat wave in June 2021, human lives are on the line, and it is absolutely critical that we have strong rules in place.
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Over the last six months, an extraordinary union movement has had young workers defying long-held assumptions.
Reviving the Boycott
The consumer boycott should rejoin the use of strikes and walkouts as a form of “organized aggressive mass action” to pressure employers.
A proud moment for Oregon labor
Liz Shuler's re-election to her first full term as AFL-CIO president marks a historic and proud moment for the Oregon labor movement.
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
We can’t ask working people to pay more at the pump while billionaires are blasting off on private joy rides to outer space.
Worker justice delayed: The NLRB Blues
A recent surge in unionizing is bringing awareness to the National Labor Relations Board election process and employers' anti-union tactics.
Reproductive justice is a labor issue
As the Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe v. Wade, the labor community has a responsibility to stand up and fight back.
Manchin, Sinema, Kelly: Which side are you on?
Last month's U.S. Senate derailing of President Biden’s nominee David Weil was a sobering loss for the union movement.
Why Oregon labor is backing Christina Stephenson
One of the most significant elections for working Oregonians on the upcoming May ballot is the race for Oregon’s labor commissioner.
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
The AFL-CIO made a mistake, displaying the Ukrainian flag upside down. So did we. But union haters used that—in bad faith—to slam labor.
‘The union,’ or ‘Our union’?
When members call their organizations “the union," instead of "our union" it frames the union as an outside “third party."
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
What caused labor's decline, and is key to its revival? No answer has been more persuasive than the one I got from a guy named Joe in 2011.
