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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A union is still the best option for workers
The future of our movement is not dependent on the whim of the president or a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.
America’s search for our moral compass
Unbridled capitalism is failing the vast majority of Americans.
Use tax dollars to incentivize the creation of middle wage green jobs
The emerging clean economy can be the keystone of a good wage and benefit strategy.
Making roadway construction zones safer
More roadway construction workers are killed each year by construction equipment and vehicles than by on-road vehicles. How can we make it safer?
Replace NAFTA, don’t make it worse
Can President Trump deliver on his pledge to make trade agreements better for American workers?
A new era in American unionism
What might a post-Janus world look like? West Virginia just gave us a glimpse.
The lessons of 1968 still matter today
Dr. King’s vision of unifying economic and racial justice cannot be forgotten.
Making the labor movement safe for all workers
High-ranking union officials used positions of power to pressure women subordinates for sexual favors. That's unacceptable.
Trickle-down Trump
President Trump’s tax cut proposal is a continuation of President Reagan’s failed tax plan, or “Trickle Down Economics.”
Labor Day: It’s about solidarity
When unions stand together to move an agenda, great things happen for workers.
Protecting Oregon’s rural workers
Oregon's Legislature just passed a law that will prevent cities and counties from trying to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation.
Investing in transportation will benefit working people
To tackle potholes and congestion, Oregon Legislature needs to hear from union members about a proposed $8.2 billion transportation package.
GOP Congressman Greg Walden moves further to the right
Twenty years ago, when Greg Walden was in the Oregon Legislature, he was viewed as a moderate Republican.
It’s time for rent stabilization. Support House Bill 2004
Oregon’s low inventory of housing has given landlords an unbridled opportunity to reap large profits at the expense of working people.
What we see today in the streets is an insurgency of epic proportions
If this grassroots movement can be maintained and grow, the 2018 election will bring change.
GOP ramping up to dismantle the labor movement
Every one of us has an obligation to fight as hard as we can, to get off the couch and activate and agitate.
To our union volunteers: Thank You!
Volunteers from more than 30 Oregon unions knocked on 100,000 doors, made 260,000 phone calls, and handed out 2,800 worksite fliers.
Dennis Richardson is too extreme for Oregon
Richardson has been an outspoken opponent of a working people’s agenda.
