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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Boeing terminates contract with union paint contractor
147 Machinists-represented workers will be terminated, though many may end up being hired by the new contractor.
Union pension fund invests in new urban office campus in NW Portland
The 300,000-square-foot urban office development is expected to be completed in late 2017.
Unions champion Longview coal export terminal
Officers of construction and industrial unions turned out Oct. 24 to support a controversial coal export terminal proposed for a former industrial site in Longview.
Multnomah County breaks ground on all-union courthouse project
The state’s largest public works project of recent years will employ over 500 building trades workers by the time it’s complete in 2020.
Portland truck plant layoffs put Machinists pension in danger
Daimler’s Portland truck plant set a new record this summer: Fewest manufacturing jobs ever. The plant, which entered the 21st century with about 3,000...
Jordan Cove boss says LNG project needs assist from Oregon’s Congressional delegation
Only U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader has publicly supported the project.
‘You saved my town’ — GOP state rep says Building Trades worked with him to save Prineville
Mike McLain credits building trades unions for a tax law change that led to data center construction in the high plains.
Google Fiber pulls the plug on Portland
Google is putting planned fiber roll-outs in Portland and other cities on hold.
On USPS birthday, Portlanders deliver a message
A bill in Congress would end door-to-door delivery nationwide
Oregon Tradeswomen wins $650,000 to recruit women region-wide to the trades
The grant is one of three the U.S. Department of Labor awarded nationally.
Teamsters oppose beer mega-merger
The union says merger would hurt both workers and consumers.
Tradeswomen recruit — at the Women in Trades Fair
The premier showcase for skilled tradeswomen continues to gain momentum in its 24th year.
Will Google Fiber be installed union in Portland?
The company's $300 million high-speed Internet rollout could spell years of work for hundreds of union linemen.
Pipeline to good jobs: Congressmembers tour UA Local 290 training center
The union-funded center graduates high-in-demand journeymen who make $42.83 an hour.
Film unions hail expansion of Oregon tax credit
Grimm, Portlandia, and the upcoming TV show Librarians are among the beneficiaries.
BCTGM boycotts Made-in-Mexico Nabisco products
Consumers are asked to “Check the Label”
Pension funds put union members to work in Lake Oswego
It’s a $103 million re-do of the Wizer Block, once home to unionized Wizer’s Oswego Foods.
FERC denies application for Jordan Cove LNG facility
The project – to be built under a project labor agreement – was backed by the Building Trades.
New submarine-hunting drone is union built in Oregon
The drone sub is made by members of Iron Workers Shopmen’s Local 516 and IBEW Local 48.
Construction charter school in East Multnomah County to close
Enrollment dwindled at union-backed ACE Academy, and the Carpenters needed the space.
