Northwest Labor Press

Unions: Vote by mail now more than ever

Jun 2, 2020

The push for national vote-by-mail is timelier than ever in the midst of a pandemic, but postal union leaders say it won’t matter much if the U.S. Postal Service isn’t around.

Teamsters strike at Hood River Distillery continues

Jun 2, 2020

Two dozen workers walked off the job May 6 and all are still out on strike.

City of Portland unions will vote on furloughs in which workers could actually come out ahead

Jun 2, 2020

The federally funded Work Share program will make up for wages lost during furloughs, and city budget savings are earmarked to prevent layoffs.

How to get unemployment benefits while you’re still employed

Jun 2, 2020

Up to 10,000 Portland-area workers are getting paid more while working less thanks to a layoff prevention program.

Oregon 2020 primary election results

May 20, 2020

It was a moderately successful election night for Oregon labor, with a narrow win for secretary of state, a significant loss in Clackamas County, and nine new pro-union candidates winning Democratic legislative primaries.

Universal preschool drive seeks signatures

May 13, 2020

Signature gathering will begin soon on a union-backed ballot initiative to offer free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds in Multnomah County.

When are elected officials going to get serious? Unions condemn the continued mask shortage

May 13, 2020

Remember the proverb about the kingdom that was lost for the want of a horseshoe nail? Today, America is in crisis over the want of a 60-cent mask.

Teamsters strike Hood River Distillers

May 13, 2020

The producer of Pendleton Whisky, Aviation Gin, Jose Cuervo tequila, and Monarch spirits overrode union objections and imposed its own terms.

Building Trades offers national medical screening program for nuclear weapons construction workers

May 13, 2020

Thousands of construction workers unwittingly put themselves at risk as they worked on sites involved in nuclear weapons research or production.

Voting during a pandemic couldn’t be easier, or more important

May 13, 2020

Oregon labor came together last September to demand accountability for betrayals, and to recommit to changing the culture within the Democratic Party.