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.
Green Jobs
Union-label green jobs — in your attic — for no money down
Clean Energy Works Oregon eliminates upfront costs for homeowners and pays workers a living wage.
Laborers sign two home energy contractors
Retrofitters Abacus and Faison commit to being "high road" employers
IBEW 48 union hall gets electric vehicle charging stations
Senator Merkley and U.S. Rep Bonamici came out to unveil 9 electric charging "pumps."
DOL launches ‘green jobs guide for women’ at Oregon Tradeswomen
A DOL publication lists types of green jobs that are available, and the skills needed to get them.
Union money will go into school retrofits in Oregon
‘Cool Schools’ project gets $15 million boost from union funds.
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance shooting tour makes first stop in Oregon
The conservation group is recruiting union members who like to hunt, shoot, and fish.
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance plans first Oregon clay target shoot
The union-backed national conservation group for union hunters and fishers holds its first Oregon event.
Apollo Alliance merges into BlueGreen
Two labor-environmental coalitions have merged as of July 1. The Apollo Alliance, launched in 2003 as a coalition of environmental, labor, business and community leaders, is now a project of the BlueGreen Alliance.
Union contractor installs solar vehicle charging station in Portland
The first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, a solar-powered charging station for electrical vehicles opened June 8 at the Portland Development Commission parking lot. It's the creation of Christenson Electric and EV4 Oregon.
We’ve been green for decades, construction unions tell lawmakers
Green jobs are hot now? Construction unions have been training members to work green for decades.
Apollo Alliance honors Bob Baugh
Bob Baugh, former secretary-treasurer of the Oregon AFL-CIO and current executive director of the national AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council, received the Apollo Alliance’s Right Stuff Award. The award honors outstanding individuals working to catalyze the new clean energy economy.
Trained home energy workers waiting for jobs
A year into a much-watched Portland pilot project, few union-trained workers have found "green jobs.”
