Northwest Labor Press

When members call their organizations “the union,” instead of “our union” it frames the union as an outside “third party.”

Strikes, once common, are rare today. We asked Northwest Labor Press readers to share their strike stories.

Two years into the pandemic, nurses at Providence health facilities statewide are at a breaking point. Will Providence listen?

Unemployment was down to 4.0% last month, almost back to 3.5%, where it was two years ago before the pandemic.

Union leaders winced when they learned a labor champion was leaving Congress. Now a candidate with strong labor ties looks to succeed him.

Fred Meyer and Safeway/Albertsons bargained separately this time. Safeway and Albertsons are owned by Boise-based Albertsons Companies.

Media giant Tegna Inc. is being acquired by the New York based hedge fund Standard General for $5.4 billion.

For $20, attendees got seafood gumbo, corn bread, and dessert. This year, they sold out of gumbo after 350 bowls, and had to lock the doors.

More than 160 employees of nonprofit behavioral health provider Lines for Life are now members of AFSCME Local 1790.

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports annually on large work stoppages. Here are the 16 major actions happened in 2021, and how they turned out.