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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Washington AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
More than half of Washington supermarkets are either Kroger or Albertsons owned. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition.
Union members pack hearing on renewable fuel refinery
Two conservation groups oppose the low-carbon fuel project, which is to be built all-union in an industrial area along the Columbia River.
Unionists protest plans for postal hub that would increase driving by letter carriers
Instead of sorting mail in the post office closest to their routes, letter carriers will drive to a massive sorting facility in Hillsboro.
Long-awaited I-5 replacement bridge starting to get real
The proposal to replace the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River got its first big federal commitment Dec. 15: a $600 million grant.
Layoffs at Portland’s building permit bureau
The bureau is cutting 15% of its staff as the volume of building permits drops. Interest rates and Portland’s reputation are taking a toll.
Decision nears on Kroger-Albertsons merger
If Biden’s FTC approves it, a combination of Kroger and Albertsons would create a near-monopoly. The two of them own 40 grocery chains in all.
Welcoming veterans to the trades
Helmets to Hardhats and other groups are ready to help when veterans make the shift to life after military service.
PeaceHealth moves ahead with the closure of Eugene’s only hospital
Over the objection of unions and Governor Kotek, the Vancouver-based hospital chain is closing most units at its Eugene hospital as of Dec. 1
Larch Corrections Center closes
Teamsters Local 117 fought the closure of the minimum security prison in Yacolt, Washington, where about 115 members worked. But it lost.
Portland Bureau of Transportation could lay off 88
Union job cuts in the city's transportation bureau would mean more potholes and fewer streets plowed for snow.
PeaceHealth wants to close the only hospital in Eugene
The Sacred Heart Medical Center University District closure would need the approval of the Oregon Health Authority.
Cascade Tissues closes its St. Helens paper mill
About 75 paper mill workers represented by AWPPW Local 1 will lose their jobs in October when the plant closes.
OHSU is slow with raises. But can afford to buy Legacy.
If the public teaching hospital buys the private health system, it would eclipse Intel as the largest metro-area employer.
Portland Public Schools is skimping on maintenance
A new report paid for by the district confirms what union tradespeople who maintain schools have been saying for years.
OFNHP decries layoffs at PeaceHealth as Vancouver clinic closes
PeaceHealth will lay off nearly 30 union-represented workers this fall when it closes an urgent care clinic in Vancouver.
Sneaky Nabisco tries to outsource Teamster work
Local 206 filed suit in U.S. District Court saying Nabisco outsourced work, then refused to follow the grievance process.
USPS may stop processing mail in Eugene and Medford
If the proposed changes are approved, items mailed in Medford or Eugene would be first trucked to Portland, then trucked back.
Owens-Brockway glass recycling plant down to skeleton crew
About 75 workers may have clocked in for the last time July 21 at Oregon's largest glass bottle recycling plant.
Daily News no longer longer printed daily
Longview's daily newspaper, like most of the 77 owned by Lee Enterprises, is reducing print publication schedule to three days a week.
Hillsboro hospital outsources housekeeping and food service
More than 50 housekeepers and food service workers are being offered jobs at a contractor, Compass One Healthcare. They may be better off.


