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.
Labor History
Latest trade union spy novel published to acclaim
Local union attorney Susan Stoner has published the fifth in her series of historical novels
Remembering Portland Longshore’s Bloody Wednesday
On July 11, 1934, a train full of Portland police opened fire on a strike picketline; 4 were hit.
A look back: Astoria’s radical immigrant labor past
Astoria, the U.S. oldest western settlement, was a waterfront boomtown full of radical immigrants
Labor attorney publishes fourth in series of novels about Portland’s trade union past
The historical mystery series follows a fictional trade union spy in early 1900s Portland.
1963 March on Washington — time to march again
Conventional narratives of the March downplay its economic demands — and labor’s central role
2011: Year One of the Great Fightback
2011 —Year 3 of the Great Recession — may be remembered as Year 1 of the Great Fightback.
100 years later, forgotten Chehalis ‘Girls’ are honored
A new monument marks the grave of eight Chehalis girls killed in a 1911 fire at Imperial Powder.
New book brings to life MLK’s dreams of economic justice
Labor scholar Michael Honey has published a collection of King’s speeches about economic justice.
Book depicts mid-century millworkers at Crown Zellerbach
A new limited edition book tells stories of unionism, strikes, and dangerous working conditions at Crown Zellerbach in West Linn.
Union spy finds kidnap ring in second mystery novel
Union attorney Susan Stoner has published the second in her series of historical mystery novels.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at labor stories of 2010
At the Northwest Labor Press, the beginning of a new year is a chance to look back on the old one.
PSU students help preserve Transit Union Local 757’s history
Several Portland State University students conducted oral history interviews with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 retirees Paul Headley and Ken Richins.
Host of unionists served on Labor Press board
Many, many union leaders over the last 110 years have served the Labor Press as members of its board of directors.
Northwest Labor Press celebrates its 110th anniversary
Portland unions in 1900 started the Labor Press because of the lack of coverage of labor activities by the commercial press. Today, a decade into its second century, the Labor Press pursues the same objectives.
