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/Washington
A labor union look at the ballot in Washington
WSLC wants a pro-worker majority to retake the state senate
Fund schools, not tests: Portland teachers sponsor family fun in Pioneer Square
Teachers unions are throwing a party with free pumpkins, face-painting … and standardized tests.
DOL awards $10.2 million grants to fight worker misclassification
Oregon will get $500,000 to crack down on employers who skirt the unemployment insurance system
A senator for the working class
In his first 6-year term, Jeff Merkley has proven to be one of organized labor’s closest allies
Unionist runs for seat in Oregon Legislature
Scott Mills of Painters Local 1094 challenges GOP incumbent Vic Gilliam in south Clackamas County
Marijuana legalization heading for the Oregon ballot, with likely union support
Meanwhile, paid petitioners go on strike at competing legalization campaign
Washington State Labor Council issues political endorsements
State labor federation backs challenger to SW Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler
Washington AFL-CIO scores legislators for 2014 session
DC-style gridlock afflicted the state capitol in Olympia this year
‘Right-to-work’ initiative dropped
Sponsors of two anti-union initiative petitions — including a so-called right-to-work measure for public employees — have agreed to withdraw their measures aimed at...
State to include apprenticeships in education goals
Apprenticeships, left out earlier, will be counted as a post-secondary credential by the state
Oregon AFL-CIO prioritizes bills for 35-day legislative session
Labor backs crackdown on large employers cutting hours to evade Obamacare requirement.
Washington State Labor Council lays out agenda for 2014 Legislature
State AFL-CIO wants sick leave, crackdown on worker abuse, and a $15/hr minimum wage
Wyden labor liaison Smith Warner headed to Oregon Legislature
Smith Warner was well known in labor circles prior to joining Sen. Wyden’s staff in March 2009.
Judge strikes down SeaTac’s $15 minimum wage — for airport workers
The ballot measure still goes into effect for hotel workers
Washington state senator proposes ‘right to work’ session
"Not going to happen" says governor Jay Inslee
Union-backed Oregon group files anti-antiunion initiatives
If it gets more votes than an antiunion initiative, it would prevail
In Oregon’s new higher ed boards, labor gets a seat or two
Business will be amply represented on the new governing boards.
2013: Not a good year for labor in Olympia
After two Democrats defected, Washingtonians got a bitterly partisan Legislature
Washington AFL-CIO convention: ‘Labor can’t do it alone’
Resolution calls for continued fight for new I-5 bridge with light rail
Unions see results in 2013 legislative session
Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure
