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
Texas Hold’em card tournament raises $4,818 for Doernbecher
The second annual event draws 72 players to the Local 16 hall.
AFL-CIO touts filmed-in-Portland HBO documentary American Winter
Eight Portland families struggle, in documentary airing March 18
New union storefront on Barbur
OHSU Local 328, AFSCME’s largest, buys nearby storefront
Bricklayers Local 1 volunteers to build barbecue at Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery
Union members answered a call for help from the nonprofit Tillamook Anglers.
Unions make ‘season of giving’ last year-round
Union members volunteer labor and raise money for outide charities and union-run aid efforts.
Union members, contractor, help rescue damaged statue at The Grotto
Vandals knocked Mary from its pedestal and removed her head.
Labor’s ‘Presents from Partners’ brightens the holidays for hundreds of children, families
The annual holiday party for children of out-of-work union members was Dec. 15.
Lock-down at Constructing Hope
Donors paid to bail out "prisoners" in a fundraiser for the pre-apprenticeship program.
Carpenters Food Bank donations near all-time low
Meanwhile, distribution is reaching record levels at 700 food boxes a month.
IBEW’s Ed Barnes wins dance competition
The fundraiser for Fort Vancouver National Trust raises $115,000.
Union members help vets restore PT boat
PT-658 is the only surviving operational PT boat in the world.
Former Longview union officer wins major IBEW scholarship
A prevailing wage investigator will receive a scholarship worth up to $24,000.
IAM Guide Dog Dash raises $4,000
Forty motorcyclists participated in the 130-mile ride.
Poker Run winner wins Harley
This year's union charity event raised $55,000 for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
IBEW brings light to boys home
IBEW Local 48 members at West Side Electric replaced old lighting fixtures at Parrott Creek Ranch
Homeless camp gets union sponsors
But city fines are mounting for Right 2 Dream Too
Union members bowl for MDA
The 23rd annual Muscular Dystrophy Labor Bowl raised $11,202.
United Way names Machinists W24 ‘Labor Partner of Year’
Organized labor is a major participant in the United Way fundraising campaign.
Unionists step up for Klineline Fish-in
Kids get fishing rods and reel in trout at the annual event.
Salmon for dogs: Machinists District Lodge W24 raises $12,500
A fishing fundraiser aids a union-sponsored guide dog charity.