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
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria: Union volunteers mobilize for Puerto Rico
Six Oregon nurses join 300 other union members for a two-week stint in the hurricane’s wake. Here's what they saw.
Union Manor remodel is complete
Westmoreland Union Manor celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand re-opening after a $45 million remodel.
Labor Roundtable pays tribute to allies in SW Washington
A record 274 attended the 33rd annual Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington awards banquet.
Union members celebrate Labor Day
At Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, a crowd estimated at 12,000 turned out for a picnic sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
Having a Blast! Hot August clay shoot raises funds for charity
The fundraiser brought in over $10,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency and Sunrise for Children.
THIS YEAR’S LABOR DAY PICNICS
Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.
Unions react to the MAX killings
One of the murdered Good Samaritans was a union member at the City of Portland.
IBEW Local 125 appeals for funds for man burned in an unprovoked attack at Denny’s
Burns are one of the biggest hazards for the outside linemen Local 125 represents.
Northwest Oregon Labor Council banquet recognizes union supporters, raises cash for labor charity
The Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night banquet raised a record $21,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.
Sewer pipe scuttles Oregon AFL-CIO plan to turn HQ into worker housing
The plan, conceived last spring, was for union pension funds to finance a multi-story union-built project.
Union members score big with bowling fundraiser for MDA
Eighty-five bowlers representing 21 union-sponsored teams raised $8,536.52 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association April 9.
House fire claims UFCW Local 555 member and injures member of Cement Masons Local 555
A fund has been set up to help the family.
Union electricians help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights
Thirty IBEW Local 48 volunteers put in over a million LED lights.
BULL Session delivers again to six children’s charities
This year's union-management charity events raised $293,000 for children’s charities.
Rebuilding Heritage Village with union help
Volunteers fix up homes to prevent evictions in a manufactured home community.
Kids’ Chance gives scholarships to kids of fatally injured workers
Since its formation three years ago, the program has awarded $64,550 in scholarships.
Machinists’ Guide Dog Dash motorcycle poker run raises $4,400
Machinists Lodge 63 and Machinists District W24 raised $4,400 for Guide Dogs of America Aug. 27 at the Chuck Drake Memorial Guide Dog Dash...
Having a Blast
Union clay shoot raises funds for charities
A DAY FOR PICNICS — Labor Day is Monday, September 5
Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.
Oregon School Employee Association helps deliver first books
Union members get 80,000 books into the hands of low-income kids in Beaverton, Sweet Home and Woodburn.