Northwest Labor Press

Four-year contract fight ends as Mondelēz-Nabisco struggles to keep workers on the job in the COVID crisis

Apr 20, 2020

The new national contract contains significant union concessions, ending the pension and giving the company the right to use temps during the COVID crisis.

Pandemic effects ripple across the construction industry

Apr 15, 2020

Across the building trades, opinions vary about whether to stay working or stay at home in the midst of a pandemic.

ICTSI refuses to accept $19 million from ILWU and will seek new trial

Apr 15, 2020

A new trial would focus only on deciding the right amount of damages, not whether ILWU was at fault in the slowdown at Terminal 6.

Union members running for office

Apr 15, 2020

A handful of union members are running for office on Oregon’s May 19 primary ballot, and thanks to the Oregon Labor Candidate School, they know how to campaign.

On-the-job fatalities in Oregon in 2019

Apr 15, 2020

Fifty-nine Oregon workers lost their lives on the job last year. Here are their names and occupations.

Lessons in a time of crisis

Apr 15, 2020

Oregon AFL-CIO president Graham Trainor says thinking must begin now about the plan for rebuilding our economy, communities, and workplaces in stronger, more resilient ways.

New hands at helm of nurses union

Apr 15, 2020

Sarah Laslett joins ONA after 17 years as a labor educator. Her priorities will be organizing, empowering stewards, and bargaining for the common good.

Jeff Merkley talks COVID-19

Apr 9, 2020

The U.S. Senator says even the $2 trillion package Congress just passed won’t be enough to deal with the economic implosion.

Health care workers on the front lines

Apr 1, 2020

As hospitals prepare for an expected surge in serious respiratory illnesses from the coronavirus, medical staff are sounding the alarm.

In crisis, working people need help and benefits

Apr 1, 2020

Eryn Byram’s job is to help union members in need. She’s never been busier, between holding meetings for hundreds of laid-off workers and getting them aid.