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.
Oregon
Turning the tables on union-busting canvassers
Union-funded Northwest Accountability Project is publishing the names, pictures — and in some cases addresses — of Freedom Foundation canvassers.
Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights
To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.
Oregon 2018 primary results, labor union edition
Oregon labor unions backed 55 candidates in 41 contested races in the May 15 primary. Here’s how they fared.
Oregon governor Kate Brown nominates unionists to boards
Former IBEW Local 48 business manager Keith Edwards will join the TriMet Board.
A guide to Oregon’s May 2018 primary
A union-focused look at the primary ballot, plus interviews with Val Hoyle and with five union-endorsed candidates for Portland City Council.
Questions for Labor Commissioner Candidate Val Hoyle
Hoyle talked about why she's running, and what the labor bureau needs: More enforcers.
Democrats meet organized labor
Democratic Party of Oregon’s Labor Caucus drew 160 to a four-hour event educating Democrats about labor.
Oregon’s 2018 Legislative Session: Small gains, big misses
This year, like almost every year, the most important bills that might have benefited working people died in the majority-Democratic Oregon Senate.
Oregon AFL-CIO issues May primary recommendations
Kurt Schrader and Peter DeFazio weren't on the list.
How union members could take charge of Democratic and Republican parties
Precinct Committee People play big roles behind the scenes, yet hardly anyone wants to be one.
Audacious bills. Short timeline. And a big ‘if.’
In the Oregon Legislature's “short” session starting Feb. 5, state lawmakers could pass affordable housing, paid family leave, and a “cap-and-invest” system to limit greenhouse gases.
Oregon tax on hospitals and insurers will go to voters in January
To preserve Medicaid funding, Oregon AFL-CIO urges yes vote.
Labor highlights from the 2017 Oregon Legislature
Lawmakers passed landmark labor laws, but dropped the ball on tax fairness and housing.
Labor may go to the Oregon ballot on tax reform and workers rights
Oregon’s biggest unions are laying the groundwork for initiatives on the 2018 ballot — in case this year's Democratic-led Oregon Legislature doesn’t deliver.
At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda in the final stretch
So much to do. And just three weeks to go.
At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda inches forward
Will the Oregon Legislature ban anti-union ‘right-to-work’ ordinances?
At the Oregon Legislature: A Robust Labor Agenda
Labor muscle helped elect many of Oregon’s legislators. Now Oregon unions are mobilizing behind an agenda of fair taxes, good jobs, and expanded protections for workers rights. Here are some recent highlights.
Oregon labor gearing up for high-stakes legislative session
Labor will push for transportation funding and family leave and fair workweek laws, while grappling with a $1.7 billion budget shortfall.
Housing state of emergency
Around Oregon, home prices and rents are soaring, and homelessness is on the rise
Measure 97 backers take their campaign to the Oregon Legislature
The union-backed coalition wants corporate tax transparency — and for big corporations to pay their fair share.
