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
Jerry Greer, 1943-2014
Greer was a Machinists union rep and active in the Oregon AFL-CIO.
Ed Beechert, 1920-2014
The retired University of Hawaii professor was an active historian of Northwest labor history
Phil Parker, 1946-2014
The retired IBEW Local 48 officer was head of the SW Washington Labor Roundtable
Jim Zuffrea, 1931-2014
The UFCW Local 555 union rep started as a union meatcutter in New York.
Jerry Krahn, 1936-2014
Krahn was a longtime business agent at United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Garner Pool, 1923-2014
Pool was a union barber in Albany, Oregon for more than five decades.
Tom Worley, 1935-2014
The Navy veteran was business manager of Portland Iron Workers Local 29.
Lloyd Knudsen, 1926-2014
The former Oregon AFL-CIO political director was a longtime member of IBEW Local 48
Tom Gates, 1943-2013
The letter carriers union leader joined USPS in 1978.
Sandy Fahey, 1942-2013
Fahey helped found the Carpenters Food Bank.
Larry Kenney, 1930-2013
The former president of the Washington State Labor Council started as a printers union activist
Lin Mayes, 1946-2013
The one-time secretary-treasurer of UFCW Local 555 started as a meatcutter at age 15.
Kathy Morris, 1942-2013
The retired UFCW official was an expert on workers' compensation.
Ken Jette, 1935-2013
The American Postal Workers Union activist worked at Portland’s main post office for 45 years.
Bill Fritz, 1945-2013
A labor educator, he headed the Portland office of UO's Labor Education and Research Center
Tommy “Teamster” Malloy, 1924-2013
The WW II veteran was a Teamsters business agent and lobbyist from 1946 to 1987.
Richard Martin, 1948-2012
The career Boeing machinist was longtime recording secretary of Lodge 63.
Bill Fitzgerald, 1926-2012
The AFL-CIO field rep helped union campaigns throughout the Northwest.
Roy Coles, 1916-2012
The WWII vet was state leader of the Carpenters Union in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ken Spray, 1947-2012
The Heppner native worked for many union locals throughout his career.


