Northwest Labor Press

Noose incident leads unions to call for culture change in construction

Jul 1, 2020

When an apprentice encountered a noose on the job, no action was taken for weeks. Building trades unions say that’s got to change.

Wages rise over $3 an hour in new Painters contracts

Jul 1, 2020

The July 1 raises are the culmination of a ready-to-strike strategy the union set in motion in 2017.

In the era of COVID-19, the union hall is going virtual

Jul 1, 2020

Unions are finding that holding meetings online is actually increasing attendance. One union is even holding its national convention online.

Collective bereavement?

Jul 1, 2020

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler gives all city workers 40 hours paid bereavement leave, to grieve 400 years of oppression.

Nude dancers picket Portland clubs

Jul 1, 2020

In the group PDXStripperStrike, dancers borrow some union tactics, and get some union wins.

Union sours on Scottie’s Pizza

Jul 1, 2020

COVID forced the union pizzeria to close. Now laid-off union workers fault owner Scottie Rivera for reopening with a skeleton crew.

National day of action to save USPS

Jul 1, 2020

Portland supporters rally and march over the Hawthorne Bridge.

Columbia Gorge behavioral health workers join AFSCME

Jul 1, 2020

For Oregon AFSCME, it’s an unbroken string of organizing wins at behavioral health agencies.

Rat visits PGE

Jul 1, 2020

Portland General Electric’s new lineman training facility is being constructed at least in part by nonunion labor.

A union guide to Washington’s Aug. 4 primary election

Jul 1, 2020

Ballots will be mailed July 17 and must be return postmarked by Aug. 4. The top two vote getters, regardless of party preference, go on to the November general election.