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.
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Federal rules have delayed coal export project 5 years, IBEW Local 48 rep tells Congress
Millennium Bulk Terminals wants to turn a mothballed aluminum smelter into the West Coast’s largest coal export terminal.
Sinclair merger could lead to TV news layoffs
IATSE warns local TV news will worsen if FCC allows Sinclair takeover.
After the Veterans Day parade: a union protest
AFGE says Veteran's Administration understaffing is becoming a national scandal.
Portland ready to move on Community Benefits Agreement
After months of hibernation, a plan to increase opportunities for women and minorities in construction will go to Portland City Council Nov. 8.
End of an era: West Linn paper mill to close, after 128 years
The former Crown-Zellerbach mill once employed 1,600 people.
Union Manor remodel is complete
Westmoreland Union Manor celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand re-opening after a $45 million remodel.
Washington denies crucial permit for proposed coal terminal in Longview
The $680 million project, backed by 15 labor unions and/or councils, would create 1,000 union construction jobs under a project labor agreement.
PSU food service contract changes hands, union contract remains
At PSU, Salt and Straw ice cream and Stumptown Coffee will be served by AFSCME members.
New Convention Center hotel will be union built
And likely union operated, as Hyatt signs a neutrality agreement with UNITE HERE Local 8
Portland delivers message on USPS’ 242nd birthday
Job cuts are causing longer lines and delay of mail delivery.
Ilani Casino: UNION BUILT
The $510 million casino resort was union-built — and completed on time and under budget — under a project labor agreement between the Cowlitz Tribe and the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council.
Paint and Floor Coverer STARS!
Commitment to training sets these workers apart from their competition.
Building trades, labor council back Mt. Hood Community College bond effort
If approved, the $75 million bond would be the first new bond passed for the college since 1974.
Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year
A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.
Portland’s model Community Benefits Agreement could be replaced with ‘CEIP’
Building trades officials say City of Portland managers want to bypass a union-backed agreement that provides more opportunities for women and minority construction workers.
Frontier Communications to close dispatch center in Beaverton, laying off 57 workers
The dispatch center will close April 11, impacting members of IBEW Local 89.
$790 million Portland Public Schools bond could spell years of work for the trades
If approved by voters, it would be the largest construction construction bond issue in Oregon history.
Apprentices can benefit from energy infrastructure projects
Keep Washington Competitive, a business-labor coalition that supports energy infrastructure projects, arranged a tour of IBEW training center for elected leaders.
Presses go silent at former Graphic Arts Center
91 workers will lose their jobs in the closure.
Staples boycott ends with union win
The National Labor Relations Board ordered the US Postal Service to stop privatizing union members' work.
