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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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.
Laborers Local 483 finalizes deal with City of Portland over Parks & Rec permatemps
By October, 130 more workers at Portland rec centers will have union wages and benefits.
Apprenticeship gets some long-overdue recognition
Sheet Metal Workers and Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. recognize ‘Women in Apprenticeship Day’
Westmoreland Union Manor undergoes major renovation
The $45 million facelift is putting several hundred union members to work.
Hey, Postmaster General! No more cuts in postal service!
Since 2007, USPS has closed 153 processing plants and eliminated 155,000 jobs.
Rally to save postal service celebrates Postal Heritage Day
July 26 was the 240th anniversary of the U.S. Postal Service.
Washington BCTC endorses Vancouver Energy Terminal
If built, the crude oil export terminal would be constructed union.
RETURN TO SENDER: NLRB says Postal Service deal with Staples broke federal law
USPS broke the law when it outsourced to Staples without bargaining with the union
Union pension fund to invest $26 million at Westmoreland Union Manor
Rehabbing the affordable building for Portland seniors will create 290 union construction jobs.
FERC revises schedule on Jordan Cove LNG
The federal agency is looking at an alternative pipeline route to the proposed Coos Bay terminal
Bend, Eugene mail processing centers to remain open
Postal unions and others have protested the proposed plant closures for more than a year.