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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On election night, what separated Oregon from the rest of the country?
Oregon has moved left since the ‘90s, partly because progressives have learned to fight together
Good jobs don’t just appear. It’s time to stop blaming the unemployed
Speaker John Boehner showed how out of touch he is with comments on unemployment
The 2014 election is about giving Oregonians a fair shot
A fair shot: higher minimum wage, equal pay for equal work, paid sick leave, and a chance to retire
Give ex-offenders a Fair Chance to find a job and a home
Labor is joining community groups to push a Fair Chance policy at the City of Portland
Supreme Court decision is the latest to shift toward corporate power
Harris v Quinn won’t stop union movement from evolving to meet the needs of 21st Century workers
Building power beyond the traditional boundaries of unionism
State and local labor federations are undergoing top-to-bottom review
Supreme Court case could up-end public sector unionism
Harris v Quinn could undo a decade of gains for some of America's lowest wage workers
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
