Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
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Former IBEW business manager Ed Barnes honored as “First Citizen” of Clark County, Washington
Barnes is the first union official to receive the Community Foundation's exemplary citizenship award.
Questions for Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson
Washington's top union leader, retiring soon, talks candidly about the highs and lows of his 40 years in the labor movement.
IBEW’s Ed Barnes named First Citizen of Clark County, Washington
The award is presented annually to a Clark County resident who has modeled exemplary citizenship.
Terry Lansing retires after 14 years at the helm of Bakers Local 114
Lansing retired Dec. 2 after a lifetime of involvement in the labor movement.
A sister to lead the Brotherhood
The region's largest construction union, 23,000-member Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, has a new top officer: Evelyn Shapiro. Shapiro, 40, is the first woman ever elected to head a regional council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters in the United States.
Northwest Labor Press staff changes
Northwest Labor Press office manager Cheri Rice is retiring after 20 years; succeeding her is Jill Lukens. Both have long connections to local unionism.
The new face of Oregon’s building trades
Robert Camarillo, the new leader of Oregon’s construction unions, is a 41-year-old first generation American with the heart of an organizer.
Oregon native named to top job at AFL-CIO’s Department For Professional Employees
Jennifer Dorning is the first woman to hold the post at the coalition of 24 national unions in professional, technical, and other highly skilled occupations.
New faculty at LERC
Long-time Labor Notes leader Mark Brenner will focus on teaching, while UCLA sociologist Lina Stepick will serve labor as a researcher.
Construction trades unions say goodbye to retiring OHSU president Joe Robertson
Robertson was lauded as a ‘Building Trades champion’ for transforming the South Waterfront and Marquam Hill with union labor.
Sam Gillispie signs out
Gillispie, 69, is retiring after a 43-year career in the union movement working for AFSCME and UFCW Local 555.
IBEW’S DONNA HAMMOND: A lifetime of beating back barriers of race and gender
A dose of sass — and a sense of when to pick her battles — helped overcome many obstacles in an overwhelmingly white male construction workplace.
ATU Local 757 blasts TriMet’s pick for general manager
Union leaders hoped the board would hire a change agent from outside to take the transit agency in a different direction.
AFT staffperson killed in Christmas Day crash
Deirdre Mackey was a program coordinator and financial specialist at American Federation of Teachers-Oregon.
Oregon Bricklayer Ken Bader gets ‘Outstanding Instructor Award’
Bader is a longtime member of Portland-based Bricklayers & Allied Crafts Local 1.
SEIU Local 503 executive director to step down
Brian Rudiger will remain until a successor is appointed.
Glaziers Local 740 honors Bill Vonderohe with ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award
The longtime recording secretary has missed only two union meetings in over 55 years.
5 questions for Stacy Chamberlain
Oregon AFSCME's new executive director talks about growing up union, about the threat of a pending Supreme Court case, and about what gives her hope.
Machinists rep Joe Kear retires
Kear helped reform the local Machinists union, and persuaded Daimler not to close its Portland truck plant.
PERSONNEL
Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. names Kelly Kupcak to succeed Connie Ashbrook. Barbara Byrd retires from UO LERC.
