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.
In Memoriam
Brian Severns, 1949-2020
A shipyard worker, he served the Machinists as assistant directing business representative and led the Portland Metal Trades Council.
Sam A. Rutledge, 1936-2020
Rutledge led Woodworkers Local Lodge W12 in Klamath Falls, and was one of the longest serving members of the Oregon AFL-CIO Executive Board.
Gerald ‘Jerry’ R. Lantto, 1935-2020
He was directing business rep for the Machinists Woodworkers regional council and president of the Southwestern Oregon Central Labor Council.
John E. Clatworthy, 1947-2020
Clatworthy worked for the Portland Opera and was president of IATSE Local 28.
George M. Miller, 1935-2020
Miller led Machinists District Council 24 and Northwest Oregon Labor Council, and was a member of the Port of Portland Commission.
Christ George Vokos, 1923-2020
Vokos was active in the Greek community and led Bakers Local 364 as secretary-treasurer from 1969 to 1985.
Jeffrey P. Washburn, 1957-2020
A 41-year member of the Plumbers and Fitters, he led the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Labor Council and the Longview/ Kelso Building Trades Council.
Nancy Milner, 1951-2020
The Bakers union activist and former AWPPW member died after long bout with cancer.
Machinists mourn loss of Dick Schneider
Dick Schneider, a 51-year member of Machinists Local 63 and a former representative of the Machinists' international, died March 17 of cardiac arrest.
Steven Deutsch, 1937-2020
Deutsch was one of the founders of the University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center.
Robert Blanche, 1962-2020
The former president of the Portland local of SAG-AFTRA was best known for playing Sgt. Franco on NBC's Grimm.
Garry Paul Goodwin, 1931-2019
He served union members as a local union president and training coordinator for the Carpenters Union.
Michael H. Carnahan, 1953-2019
He was an active member of IBEW Local 48 and treasurer of the IBEW and United Workers Federal Credit Union.
ATU president Larry Hanley, 1957-2019
Hanley, national president of 200,000-member Amalgamated Transit Union, died suddenly of pulmonary disease May 7 at the age of 62.
Lee Duncan, 1954-2019
A Navy veteran and former business IBEW Local 48 business rep, Duncan founded a motorcycle poker run that raised $465,000 for a children's hospital.
Father Robert Krueger, 1929-2019
Krueger, a Catholic priest who supported workers struggles for justice, was a frequent presence at union rallies and picket lines.
Chuck Moffitt, 1952-2019
Moffitt was an accountant at the City of Portland and a union officer in AFSCME Local 189 and Oregon AFSCME.
PAUL KIMBERLING: 1944 – 2019
Kimberling was instrumental in the merger of Oregon plumbers and pipefitters locals more than three decades ago.
Laborers representative Kyle Estes killed in head-on collision
Estes was on his way to Portland for a union training when an oncoming driver swerved into his lane.
Ron Heintzman: 1953-2018
The Portland transit union leader helped build Local 757, and was briefly national union president.
