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
Ironworker Local 516 member helped build a bridge in Panama
Apprentice Patrick Montgomery spent two weeks helping erect a suspension bridge so people and animals could cross the river during rainy season.
NOLC Labor Appreciation Night raises $9,100 for LCSA
Top award at the well-attended event went to Keith Edwards, retired business manager of IBEW Local 48.
Local 16’s SMART Army helps clean up Vietnam Memorial
Fourteen members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 spent a morning weeding, bark dusting, and doing general cleanup on the grounds.
Building Trades’ conservation project helps Boy Scouts
Volunteers from Roofers Local 49 and Laborers Local 737 teamed with the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to construct a shooting sports complex.
Nurses host Mother’s Day event for moms dealing with domestic violence
The project was a joint venture with United Nurses Association of California in honor of National Nurses Week.
Labor bowls for MDA
This year's event raised $9,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Union members volunteer at fishing derby
About 2,500 kids ages 5 to 14 got to keep two fish, and every child got a Zebco rod and reel.
Norman Malbin’s work lives on
Malbin died in October at the age of 68, but the labor law conference he began 22 years ago continues under the leadership of labor lawyer John Bishop and his law partner Noah Barish.
Union members at Franz Bakery support MLK day of service.
Staffed by union volunteers, a Franz Bakery truck served free grilled cheese sandwiches at O'Bryant Square in downtown Portland.
Young Machinists deliver Christmas to teenage foster kids
Younger members of Machinists Local Lodge 63 step up big in East Multnomah County.
Presents from Partners: Multiple unions come together for a ‘Labor of Love’
Some 350 kids and 200 parents got a hot meal, a visit with Santa Claus, gifts, and groceries.
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly
For 77 years, unions affiliated with the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Counties Labor Chapter have hosted a free holiday party for children and their parents and grandparents.
BULL Session delivers $317,000 in aid to six children’s charities, LCSA
The money was raised at the 27th annual BULL Session golf tournament and auction in September.
Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge: The results are in!
The annual drive brings in donations of toys for the children of union members who are out of work or in need.
Santa has breakfast with Iron Workers Local 29
Over 400 family members and 180 kids turned out for the 32nd annual Breakfast with Santa
Union electricians light up the Grotto festival of lights
For members of IBEW Local 48, setting up power for The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights is a 30-year holiday tradition.
Young Machinists raise funds to bring Christmas to foster kids
Boeing Machinists are delivering Christmas trees — for a $20 suggested donation — to raise funds for gifts for teenage foster kids in the Gresham area.
Washington CLUB golf tournament raises $100,000 for three charities
Beneficiaries include the AFL-CIO’s DAD’s Day (Dollars Against Diabetes) and children's charities Holly Ridge Center and Seattle Children's Hospital.
Oregon Federation of Nurses issues challenge to other unions in toy drive
The 21st annual toy drive is for families of unemployed union members and those facing temporary hardships.
‘Unions for Kids’ poker tournament raises cash for Doernbecher, LCSA
The 6th annual Poker Tournament raised $10,000.
