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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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.
Construction workers building ‘the cloud’ in Central Oregon
Oregon east of the Cascades is becoming one of the world’s prime locations for data centers.
Developers agree proposed Wood Village casino will be built union
Voters would first have to approve allowing a private casino just east of Portland.
Huts for the homeless, and handcuffs to hardhats
Oregon unions will train state prison inmates, and build shelters for homeless.
Kalama grain terminal expansion will employ some union labor
Union officials say JH Kelly will do 85 percent of the work on a $50 million grain silo expansion.
Union pickets call on Port of Kalama to ‘Hire Local Labor’
Will Cargill grain terminal’s $100M expansion hire local union labor or low-wage out-of-town crews?
Union labor and pension funds build state-of-the-art hospital on Southern Oregon coast
Coquille Valley Hospital’s new facility was constructed under a union project labor agreement
Pacific Power slashes workforce
Four months after a $50 billion dividend, Pacific Power cuts workers, some of whom had moved to take the job.
Columbia Pacific Building Trades signs deal for coal terminal
Unions pledge support for the project, and its developer pledges to build union.
Oregon takes baby step to restoring shop classes
Two union training centers partner with high schools to revitalize career and technical education
