Northwest Labor Press

The chief union steward at Portland’s shipyard is retiring after 35 years on the waterfront, and 30 years as a member of Laborers Local 737.

Unions are once again taking part in Portland’s annual Rose Festival parades. Here’s a list of who to look for.

Eleven farmworkers were heading home in a passenger van when a semi slammed into the van, killing seven of them and injuring the other four.

A Portland-based chef educator leads a cooking class for Local 290’s retirees wellness program. She says healthy eating starts with tastiness.

There are now nearly 9,000 vacancies across state agencies in Oregon, and 9% of budgeted positions are currently vacant.

The retired union representative of Machinists District Lodge 24 died May 2 at the Portland VA Medical Center at the age of 76.

The effort comes after Holvey stymied UFCW’s priority legislation, a bill to require cannabis companies to sign labor peace agreements.

Wage boards — created by state or local governments — recommend minimum standards for wages, benefits, working conditions, and training.

New Hampshire is removing a historical marker honoring labor heroine Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. As erasure of labor’s story, it fits a pattern.

In January, April Sims became Washington’s top labor leader. She shared the story of her rise with the Labor Press.