Northwest Labor Press

Major labor history conference in Portland

May 1, 2019

As many as 150 labor historians, students, and union members will gather in Portland May 3-5 for the annual conference of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, which rotates through Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

Georgia-Pacific Coos Bay: Another Oregon lumber mill closes for good

May 1, 2019

Georgia-Pacific abruptly closed its Coos Bay lumber mill April 11, permanently laying off 94 members of Machinists Local Lodge W261.

Remembering those killed on the job

May 1, 2019

Workers Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout the world the week of April 28 to remember workers killed on the job.

Portland ironworker killed in crane mishap in Seattle

May 1, 2019

An ironworker from Seattle Local 86 was also killed in the accident at Google’s new campus project.

Plasterers Local 82 showcase their work for visiting architects

Apr 30, 2019

Apprentices demonstrated historical restoration, venetian plastering, stuccoing, and more.

Oregon AFSCME elects officers

Apr 30, 2019

Jeff Klatke was re-elected president unopposed.

Former IBEW business manager Ed Barnes honored as “First Citizen” of Clark County, Washington

Apr 30, 2019

Barnes is the first union official to receive the Community Foundation’s exemplary citizenship award.

Two years after a horrifying bridge accident, Abhe & Svoboda still hasn’t paid any fine

Apr 16, 2019

The company that received OSHA’s biggest fine in years is still bidding on new ODOT bridge work.

Time to ban a slow-moving killer

Apr 16, 2019

The daughter of a union plumber wants to end the occupational disease that claimed her father.

Trump’s new NAFTA: Is America’s trade policy at a crossroads?

Apr 16, 2019

When Portland Congressman Earl Blumenauer learned he’d be the new chair of a House trade subcommittee, the first call he made was to Oregon AFL-CIO president Tom Chamberlain.