Northwest Labor Press

Union printers merge: Morel Ink acquires NuWay Printing

Jan 29, 2019

Union-endorsed political campaigns make up a sizable chunk of Morel and NuWay clients, so the union label is a big deal.

Washington AFL-CIO will push the Democrats on pro-worker agenda

Jan 15, 2019

Last November’s election resulted in stronger majorities of pro-labor Democrats in the 2019 legislative session that began Jan. 14.

LA teachers strike for smaller classes

Jan 15, 2019

The first teacher strike in LA in 30 years is the latest in a wave of teacher strikes that began last year.

To restore their pension, Plasterers reduce benefits

Jan 15, 2019

The 2008 financial crisis is still claiming new victims.

Trump labor bureau appointments: Still vacant

Jan 15, 2019

At the Labor Department, half the top jobs remain unfilled.

Federal workers are bearing the burden of the Trump shutdown

Jan 15, 2019

With the partial government shutdown in its third week, an estimated 800,000 federal employees are having to cope with missing paychecks.

A manufactured crisis

Jan 15, 2019

The real crisis isn’t on the southern border. It’s in the Oval Office.

Reversing course, OHSU agrees to recognize grad student union

Jan 14, 2019

The two sides have agreed to begin bargaining by March 15.

At BOLI, a labor champion takes the reins

Jan 14, 2019

Newly installed Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle has had lifelong ties to the union movement, and named several labor figures to her staff.

The untold story of a big union win

Jan 2, 2019

Before Oregon home care workers unionized in 2001, they earned $8.14 an hour and had no benefits, not even workers’ comp for injuries on the job. A new documentary tells their story.