Northwest Labor Press

GOP Congressman Greg Walden moves further to the right

Apr 19, 2017

Twenty years ago, when Greg Walden was in the Oregon Legislature, he was viewed as a moderate Republican.

Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year

Apr 19, 2017

A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.

Union members score big with bowling fundraiser for MDA

Apr 19, 2017

Eighty-five bowlers representing 21 union-sponsored teams raised $8,536.52 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association April 9.

Troublemakers take over Local 290 hall

Apr 19, 2017

Over 200 rank-and-file union activists took part in Portland’s third biennial Labor Notes “Troublemakers School.”

Annual contest challenges Bricklayer apprentices

Apr 19, 2017

Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 held its annual apprenticeship contest April 1 at its training center in Northeast Portland.

Sheet Metal Local 16 apprentices shine at regional contest in Pasco, Washington

Apr 19, 2017

Thirty-five apprentices from 11 locals took part in the competition, which had been on hiatus since 2012.

Kent Sickles succeeds Cal McKinnis as business manager of Plasterers Local 82

Apr 18, 2017

McKinnis, who served in the post for 15 years, did not seek re-election.

Portland’s model Community Benefits Agreement could be replaced with ‘CEIP’

Apr 5, 2017

Building trades officials say City of Portland managers want to bypass a union-backed agreement that provides more opportunities for women and minority construction workers.

Class War in the Capital City

Apr 5, 2017

In his new book, Gordon Lafer argues there’s a top-down class war under way, in which business groups are using state legislatures to remake America.

Frontier Communications to close dispatch center in Beaverton, laying off 57 workers

Apr 4, 2017

The dispatch center will close April 11, impacting members of IBEW Local 89.