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Remembering Portland Longshore’s Bloody Wednesday

Jun 30, 2015

On July 11, 1934, a train full of Portland police opened fire on a strike picketline; 4 were hit.

Labor History

A look back: Astoria’s radical immigrant labor past

Apr 1, 2015

Astoria, the U.S. oldest western settlement, was a waterfront boomtown full of radical immigrants

Labor History

Labor attorney publishes fourth in series of novels about Portland’s trade union past

Jun 4, 2014

The historical mystery series follows a fictional trade union spy in early 1900s Portland.

Labor History

1963 March on Washington — time to march again

Aug 13, 2013

Conventional narratives of the March downplay its economic demands — and labor’s central role

Analysis

2011: Year One of the Great Fightback

Jan 3, 2012

2011 —Year 3 of the Great Recession — may be remembered as Year 1 of the Great Fightback.

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Building Community

100 years later, forgotten Chehalis ‘Girls’ are honored

Nov 30, 2011

A new monument marks the grave of eight Chehalis girls killed in a 1911 fire at Imperial Powder.

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Labor History

New book brings to life MLK’s dreams of economic justice

Feb 18, 2011

Labor scholar Michael Honey has published a collection of King’s speeches about economic justice.

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Book depicts mid-century millworkers at Crown Zellerbach

Feb 4, 2011

A new limited edition book tells stories of unionism, strikes, and dangerous working conditions at Crown Zellerbach in West Linn.

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Labor History

Union spy finds kidnap ring in second mystery novel

Feb 4, 2011

Union attorney Susan Stoner has published the second in her series of historical mystery novels.

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Labor History

YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at labor stories of 2010

Jan 7, 2011

At the Northwest Labor Press, the beginning of a new year is a chance to look back on the old one.

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