Northwest Labor Press

At a Eugene environmental group, workers move to unionize

Dec 4, 2019

Our Children’s Trust is best known for Juliana v. United States, a lawsuit in which 21 young Americans are suing the federal government for not taking enough action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Alarmed about safety decline, nurses at McMinnville hospital file for a union

Nov 22, 2019

Safety has dropped dramatically since for-profit Willamette Valley Medical was acquired by Tennessee-based LifePoint Health last year.

Union campaign goes public at Grand Central Bakery

Nov 22, 2019

Workers at the company’s Northwest Portland wholesale bakery want to join Bakers Local 114.

Looking back on the Battle in Seattle

Nov 15, 2019

It’s been 20 years since the Seattle WTO protests. The corporate trade agenda has never recovered.

Jury says ILWU owes $93 million for dock slowdown

Nov 15, 2019

The decision threatens the survival of the West Coast longshore union.

Business owners call the union: We want in

Nov 15, 2019

Hamer Electric determined there were undeniable advantages to signing up with IBEW Local 48.

Vancouver Letter Carriers host bowling fundraiser for MDA

Nov 15, 2019

The Halloween-themed event raised money from pledges and a silent auction.

Graduate employees are workers too

Nov 14, 2019

Oregon university officials are pulling out all the stops to devalue and disrespect graduate student workers.

Journalists at The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver vote overwhelmingly to unionize

Oct 31, 2019

The union vote comes as part of an extraordinary wave of unionization in print and online media.

Burgerville workers hold four-day strike in protest of poverty wages

Oct 30, 2019

More than a year into negotiations over a first union contract, Burgerville offers to pay at or near the minimum wage.