Northwest Labor Press

Two more shops vote to join Burgerville Workers Union

Apr 16, 2019

Workers at the Montavilla and Convention Center restaurants have officially voted to unionize.

Simplistic initiatives create complex problems

Apr 16, 2019

Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, Bill Sizemore wreaked havoc in Oregon by putting simplistic initiatives on the ballot to address complex issues. Now Tim Nesbitt and Ted Kulongoski are poised for a repeat.

Trainor launches campaign to lead Oregon AFL-CIO

Apr 16, 2019

The state federation’s current leader, Tom Chamberlain, isn’t seeking re-election.

Our history can inspire today’s young workers

Apr 16, 2019

General strikes created labor heroes, along with a few labor martyrs, and they inspired new generations of workers to join unions.

America’s top union leader pops into Portland

Apr 16, 2019

National AFL-CIO president Rich Trumka was in Portland for an Organizing Summit — a training for unionists on organizing tactics, messaging around common sense economics, and how to build worker power in the wake of the Supreme Court’s anti-union Janus decision.

Local 290 members say it’s time to talk about diversity

Apr 2, 2019

A new committee wants to figure out what it will take to get more women and minorities to join — and remain — in United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 290.