Northwest Labor Press

2019 in review

Jan 2, 2020

As chronicled in the Northwest Labor Press, here are some of the year’s most important developments for labor and working people.

New leadership at Ironworkers Local 29

Jan 2, 2020

Challenger Jason Fussell outpolled incumbent Joe Bowers, becoming business manager effective Jan. 2.

Ham: Two pick-up trucks worth

Jan 1, 2020

Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and local unions contributed $5,585 worth of hams for Lower Columbia CAP Meals on Wheels.

Who won the Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge? The results are in

Jan 1, 2020

Five unions competed for bragging rights in the annual Presents from Partners Toy Challenge.

Grand Central Bakery workers join union

Dec 18, 2019

Despite appeals from the CEO, workers at the Portland wholesale bakery voted 29-9 to be union-represented.

AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty

Dec 18, 2019

For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.

Union fever spreading at Cascadia Behavioral Health

Dec 18, 2019

Last year, 270 Cascadia workers joined AFSCME; now 220 more are on route to joining them.

2019 Scrooge of the Year: BURGERVILLE

Dec 18, 2019

Burgerville has twice been nominated for Scrooge of the Year by the group Portland Jobs With Justice, but this year, the fast food chain won the most votes for its record of firing union supporters and stonewalling union negotiations.

Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle to TriMet: Don’t eliminate apprenticeships!

Dec 18, 2019

TriMet has been proposing in union contract bargaining to scrap its bus and light rail maintenance mechanic training programs.

UFCW Local 555 returns to original Kaiser union coalition

Dec 18, 2019

The union is leaving the recently-formed Alliance of Health Care Unions as of Jan. 1