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
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.
Glenn Shuck, 1936-2018
The former Steelworkers Local 3010 president spent 25 years Labor's Community Service Agency.
Frank Regalado, 1951-2018
Regalado was a 41-year member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors, and a longtime officer in Local 23.
