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.
Building our communities
Unions are about family, community, and workers looking out for one another. In this section, we report on union volunteer work, charitable activity, and outreach in the community.
Bricklayer volunteers honor veterans
A stone monument commissioned by the Roosevelt High Alumni Association lists the names of alumni who lost their lives in military service.
Burglary at Oregon Tradeswomen
Thieves broke into the Oregon Tradeswomen training facility on Oct. 27, stealing roughly $20,000 worth of equipment.
IBEW Local 48 energizes Christmas Festival of Lights
It’s a record turnout at the Grotto as volunteer union electricians wire the beloved festival.
IBEW Local 280 raising funds for injured member
Bill Mize was just 150 feet from a mountain summit when a watermelon-sized rock came off the lip of a ledge right above him.
Vancouver firefighters win ‘battle of the badges’
Vancouver firefighters, police and ambulance medics competed to donate the most blood to American Red Cross.
Annual labor awards
The Northwest Oregon Labor Council honored eight individuals at its 24th Annual Labor Appreciation Dinner.
Raising funds for kids with cancer
A union-sponsored St. Patrick’s Day party will net over $25,000 for Children’s Cancer Association this year once expenses are tallied.
Doing it for ourselves
A union pilot project called Crew Bunny connects underemployed film crew members to do odd jobs, for each other.
Bringing veterans to the trades
Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council made a sizable contribution to Helmets to Hardhats, which connects veterans to the union trades.
LCSA: 200 bags of toys
ILWU Local 8 took top honors this time for gathering the most toys in LCSA's annual Presents From Partners holiday gift drive.
Longview-Kelso Building Trades Council breaks record: Two tons
Volunteers from two dozen SW Washington labor groups donated two tons of ham to a nonprofit that assists low income families in Cowlitz County
Tradeswomen build nations
It was the largest gathering of its kind. At Women Build Nations, 3,900 attendees paraded down the streets of the nation’s capital.
First responders deliver winter coats and Thanksgiving meals
Fire Fighters Local 452 provided winter coats to nearly 700 children and fed around 100 people this holiday season.
Local 48 Rosies head to Honolulu
IBEW Local 48’s Sisters in Solidarity group traveled to Honolulu to take part in a National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony.
Fundraiser for film crews recovering from the strike
A rummage sale will feature items used in local TV and movie productions, plus original art and crafts made by crews.
Unions launch 2023 toy drive
Labor’s Community Service Agency has launched its 2023 toy drive competition, and this year it’s expanding the number of contestants.
A balloon hat? Or a balloon sword?
About 2,000 union members and their families came out to the Labor Day picnic held at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds this year.
Local 483 raising funds for gravely injured city worker
A City of Portland maintenance worker was impaled by a metal bar at work. His union has launched a fundraiser to support him as he recovers.
Longview/Kelso Building Trades awards scholarships
The award supports the children or grandchildren of union members in unions that are affiliated with the building trades council.
Oregon Building Trades offers college scholarships
Two $1,000 scholarships are available to dependents of union members whose locals are affiliated with the council. Applications due Sept. 18.
