Northwest Labor Press

Congress to the rescue

Apr 1, 2020

At 883 pages, the recently passed stimulus package is a complicated $2 trillion piece of legislation. Here are its key provisions.

Postal workers try to stay safe as USPS reels from dropoff in mail

Apr 1, 2020

USPS could run out of money by June, but Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell left it out of the just-passed stimulus bill.

Union, by the book

Apr 1, 2020

Elliott Bay Books in Seattle voluntarily recognized a new union March 13 — one day after employees announced they were forming it.

IATSE delivers food to out-of-work members in need

Apr 1, 2020

More than 200 members are out of work at Keller Auditorium, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Rose Garden Arena, Memorial Coliseum, and elsewhere.

IATSE 488 faces near total job loss

Apr 1, 2020

Several hundred Oregon members of IATSE Local 488 were already facing a scarcity of work. COVID-19 made matters worse, shutting down projects statewide by mid-March.

Laid-off costume department workers volunteer to make protective masks

Apr 1, 2020

Hospitals and home health care workers are facing a shortage of masks, and are calling for donations.

FERC approves Jordan Cove project

Apr 1, 2020

The proposed $10 billion liquid natural gas terminal and pipeline project would be built union, but it still faces state hurdles.

Machinists mourn loss of Dick Schneider

Apr 1, 2020

Dick Schneider, a 51-year member of Machinists Local 63 and a former representative of the Machinists’ international, died March 17 of cardiac arrest.

Laborers Local 737 donates masks

Apr 1, 2020

The union training center donated its supply of N-95 protective masks to front-line health care workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

Oregon labor commissioner won’t let employers fire workers who lack child care

Apr 1, 2020

A temporary rule interprets state law to say that employers with over 25 workers must allow up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for workers to care for their children whose school or daycare has been closed.