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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Broadway Corridor talks revive with new developers
Unions helped negotiate a landmark community benefits agreement ensuring the project would create high-road jobs, before the last developer pulled out.
Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend moves forward
Attorneys general are concerned the dividend could cripple Albertsons at the same time regulators are evaluating the company's proposed merger with Kroger.
Proposed $10 billion hydrogen project commits to use union labor
Oregon and Washington building trades councils are backing plans by Obsidian Renewables to produce, store and transport hydrogen in the Pacific Northwest.
Metro privatizes AV at Oregon Convention Center
On Dec. 18, a week before Christmas, all seven part-time AV technicians at the publicly-owned event space were laid off.
Washington County could pick a union ambulance firm
For the first time in decades, American Medical Response (AMR) has a chance to outbid anti-union Metro West.
Cities look at banning natural gas
A handful of unions say prohibiting natural gas in new construction is bad for workers, for energy diversity and for cost.
Washington sues to stop Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend
Unions representing grocery workers say the outsized payout could destroy the nation’s number two grocery chain.
Airlines plagued by delays, canceled flights
Airlines have faced growing criticism for a surge in flight delays and cancellations, and failure to refund customers.
Metro pushes to privatize Convention Center AV department
The Metro regional government wants to contract out audio/visual jobs at the Oregon Convention Center - jobs that are currently held by union workers.
Portland steel foundry to close
Columbia Steel Casting Co. is permanently closing this fall after 121 years of operation, leaving 225 workers without jobs.
Portland uniform maker will lay off union workers
Dennis Uniform is moving some of its operations to Texas, leaving 71 Oregon workers - including UFCW Local 555 members - without a job.
Toxic Work Environment
You name it, AFSCME-represented hazardous waste workers handle it. The job combines science, a strong stomach and a whole lot of caution.
Raising the roof
Union members are getting experience with mass timber at Portland International Airport's new terminal roof.
TriMet starting pay jumps 48% in a year
Amid a severe bus driver shortage, starting pay jumped from $17 to $25.24. Plus a $7,500 sign-on bonus. These are union jobs with benefits.
Biden in Portland: ‘Union workers are the best’
During a brief visit to Portland, President Joe Biden said union workers and apprenticeships will be vital in rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
Metro jurisdictions ratify high-road commitments
The Regional Workforce Equity Agreement, which was led by local building trades union reps, will lead to dozens of project labor agreements.
Behind the badge, police support staff face backlog and burnout
AFSCME’s Portland Police chapter chair says understaffing is causing delays retrieving towed cars or getting police reports for insurance.
From workers to business owners, but union all the way
They spent years working on pipelines. Now they deploy water trucks to wind and solar farms and areas with wildfires.
KGW-TV is being sold to a hedge fund … and that could be okay for workers
Media giant Tegna Inc. is being acquired by the New York based hedge fund Standard General for $5.4 billion.
Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn
Local building trade unions have been picketing the colossal construction site to protest out-of-state contractors and subpar wages.
