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 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.
For Washington working people, best legislative session in years
Union-backed bills that were blocked when Republicans ran the state Senate had much better results this year.
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.
With logjam gone, new life for labor bills that died last year
Infrastructure and equal pay bills are already moving one week into the session.
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.
Big night for Washington labor as votes come in
After four years, Democrats retake state senate majority. And a top labor political aide wins election to Seattle City Council.
Oregon tax on hospitals and insurers will go to voters in January
To preserve Medicaid funding, Oregon AFL-CIO urges yes vote.
Cowlitz County commissioner cancels presentation by anti-union Freedom Foundation
The group was invited to make the case for opening union bargaining to the public.
Washington AFL-CIO rates state lawmakers for key 2017 votes
Paid family leave was a landmark win, but legislators tested anti-union bills in the GOP-held Senate.
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
