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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How inclusive movements build power
We build power for our worker’s movement when we recognize and embrace our diversity.
Simplistic initiatives create complex problems
Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, Bill Sizemore wreaked havoc in Oregon by putting simplistic initiatives on the ballot to address complex issues. Now Tim Nesbitt and Ted Kulongoski are poised for a repeat.
Women of labor
Today’s labor movement and the rights working people enjoy would not be what they are without the contributions of strong, fearless women.
Sexual harassment is a union issue too
When I first became involved in the union movement, the mantra was to focus on wages, hours, and working conditions, while staying away from everything else.
Does Burgerville really ‘serve with love’?
Burgerville's top executive preaches "Biblical entrepreneurship," but in practice the company has been reluctant to move away from a low-wage business model.
Governor Kate Brown: Guiding Oregon Forward
Kate Brown is a big reason why Oregon is on the move, and we need her leadership for the next four years.
GUEST OPINION: The West Coast has become a wall halting landlocked states from exporting coal
Just because the Millennium Bulk Export Terminals project would ship coal, it has endured the most extensive project review in the history of Washington State.
Election crunch time
Knute Buehler and a dark money campaign have spent millions to bring down Oregon Governor Kate Brown.
GUEST OPINION: Freedom Foundation’s SPAM assault
What to do when anti-union email arrives in your inbox.
Ballot measure fight coming this November
Four initiatives heading for the Oregon ballot reflect a far-right, corporatist agenda, but the union movement stands ready to repeal them.
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.
