Northwest Labor Press

Mask-wearing supporters call on Congress to rescue USPS

May 13, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has caused a 30% drop in mail volume. The Postmaster General says USPS will run out of money by September.

Mondelēz pays $33,493 to settle grievance over outsourcing Machinists work

May 13, 2020

The settlement ends a two-year battle over subcontracting work on a Portland bakery production line that makes Ritz crackers.

Masonry workers working COVID safe

May 13, 2020

BAC Local 1 held a video contest showing how masonry workers are finding ways to work COVID-safe—like a hydraulic arm lifting concrete blocks in place.

A union guide to Oregon’s May 19 primary election

Apr 29, 2020

It’s a busy ballot, and often local labor unions didn’t agree on who to back. But there’s no more comprehensive guide to which candidates want—and deserve—the support of union members and working people.

Back to work at Daimler

Apr 29, 2020

Daimler Trucks North America reopened its Swan Island Western Star truck plant April 20 with lots of measures in place to prevent COVID-19 virus.

OFNHP elects new set of leaders

Apr 29, 2020

Kaiser RN Jodi Barschow was elected to lead OFNHP at the head of a reform slate. Incumbent Adrienne Enghouse placed third.

City of Portland asks unions for pay freeze

Apr 29, 2020

Nothing has been agreed to yet, and union negotiators for the District Council of Trade Unions and Laborers Local 483 want more detail about the budget hit.

No low-road employers in PERS new ‘responsible contractor’ policy

Apr 29, 2020

Only contractors that provide fair wages and benefits can bid on construction and janitorial work when the pension owns majority.

STARS banquet canceled, Painters still receive bonuses they earned

Apr 29, 2020

Part of a program to field the best-trained workforce in the industry, Local 10 members get bonuses for skill advancement and safety classes they take.

Korean war memorial wall closer to start

Apr 29, 2020

The Clark County chapter of the National Korean War Veterans Association got an anonymous $5,000 donation for a “Wall of Remembrance” in Washington, D.C.