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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Allen Brennan joins AFL-CIO to help laid-off workers
He'll be kept busy by a series of layoffs this summer.
Protesters disrupt airport mail facility in Portland
Morning mail runs were blocked in a protest against privatization
Union-rebuilt Edith Green federal building: A model green remodel
The 18-story 1974 structure was stripped to its girders and rebuilt as a model of sustainability.
Kinder Morgan scraps plans for coal export plant at Port Westward
The turning point was PGE's rejection, citing potential coal dust impact on its natural gas plants
More signatures needed on petition to save Post Office
Leading the petition is U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio in conjunction with a bill to save the Post Office
Kaiser Permenente dental hygienists protest
More protests are planned over a plan to eliminate periodontal hygienists.
Five protesters arrested at Salem mail processing facility
About 100 union members will lose jobs if the Salem plant closes in June.
Building trades sign project labor agreement on proposed coal export plant in Longview
Pact encourages local source hiring of construction workers.
Postal Service backs off plan to end Saturday mail
Postal Service Board of Governors overruled the postmaster’s plan to go to five-day delivery.
Proposed LNG export facility in Coos Bay would be union-built
Construction would span 42 months.
Rally to save U.S. Postal Service delivers big crowd in Portland
Mail centers in Pendleton, Bend will close this year.
For soon-released inmates, hope of a union construction career
A first-time skills class prepares 16 female inmates for high-wage construction jobs on release
City of Portland settles with Local 483: No more contracting out at Parks & Rec
Laborers 483 has a win in a decade-long struggle over contracting out at Portland Parks and Rec.
Daimler Trucks to lay off 250 union workers at Swan Island plant
The Portland maker of heavy-duty Western Star trucks currently has 930 union workers.
Oregon Building Trades backs bill to build new bridge
House Bill 2800 would allow the state to borrow up to $450 million
KKR-controlled Sealy to close North Portland factory
Despite offers of union concessions, Sealy will close its Portland plant in March and lay off 128.
Oregon State Capitol becomes Niketown for a day
Building trades and the Oregon AFL-CIO support the tax method freeze for big companies.
The day the Twinkie died
Hostess Brands goes out blaming unions for its demise
Holiday postal customers greeted with ‘No closures, no cuts’ message
Postal elves plastered Portland's main post office with protest signs Nov. 30.
USPS hiring freeze hurts veterans, postal workers say
Veterans are a fifth of the postal workforce, but USPS hasn't made permanent hires for 5 years.
