Northwest Labor Press

A shipyard worker, he served the Machinists as assistant directing business representative and led the Portland Metal Trades Council.

The pandemic is impacting union holiday traditions. The Grotto and Elsinore events are cancelled, but ironworkers will hold a drive-up event.

He pledged to rewrite NAFTA, invest $1 trillion in infrastructure, and slash taxes for the rich. Now there’s a 4-year record to judge him by.

Two local ballot measures could make the difference between jobs and joblessness for thousands of workers.

The GOP, particularly at the national level, has become explicitly anti-union. Meanwhile, Democrats are returning to more pro-union stances.

The retired leader of the Oregon State Building Trades Council will oversee Oregon’s not-for-profit workers compensation insurance company.

Multnomah County Library workers are mourning last month’s cut of 128 positions as a major blow to one of the nation’s top library systems.

The economy is just a set of rules that can be rewritten. That starts with who we elect. For working people, elections make a difference.

The four-year, $324.5 million project both set and met goals for the participation of women and minority workers and contractors.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 member Chris West competes in stock car races nearly every weekend throughout the summer.