Northwest Labor Press

Young Machinists deliver Christmas to teenage foster kids

Dec 22, 2017

Younger members of Machinists Local Lodge 63 step up big in East Multnomah County.

Presents from Partners: Multiple unions come together for a ‘Labor of Love’

Dec 20, 2017

Some 350 kids and 200 parents got a hot meal, a visit with Santa Claus, gifts, and groceries.

Bakers Local 114 elections

Dec 20, 2017

Local 114 represents about 1,150 workers at the Franz, Kroger, Safeway and Bimbo/Oroweat wholesale bakeries as well as bakery workers in grocery stores.

Top Oregon state representative calls on New Seasons to respect workers’ rights

Dec 20, 2017

Tina Kotek says the company should stop playing games … and respect workers’ right to organize.

Back to work: Daimler truck plant opens up for a visit from retirees

Dec 19, 2017

A new plant manager welcomes retirees back to see their old workplace and coworkers.

City of Portland ratifies DCTU deal

Dec 19, 2017

The six-union agreement runs through July 1, 2020.

Interfaith Worker Justice releases report on Mondelēz decision to shift production to Mexico

Dec 12, 2017

Faith group says owners of the iconic Oreo brand treat working people like a commodity.

Federal rules have delayed coal export project 5 years, IBEW Local 48 rep tells Congress

Dec 12, 2017

Millennium Bulk Terminals wants to turn a mothballed aluminum smelter into the West Coast’s largest coal export terminal.

New Seasons deploys the same union-busters that Trump Las Vegas hotel used

Dec 12, 2017

After a second pro-union worker is fired, union supporters question the grocer’s ‘B Corp’ status.

New System laundry strike ends after two days

Dec 12, 2017

Strikers got symbolic support from the laundry’s customers and from Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek.