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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Merkley hires new labor liaison
Dan Mahr, a former Working America field rep, succeeds Ed Hall as labor liaison for Oregon’s junior U.S. senator.
Seattle OPEIU Local 8 leader named director of organizing for international
OPEIU represents 103,000 workers in credit unions, insurance, shipping, utilities, administrative offices and more.
IBEW Local 125’s Marcy Grail named to Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council
She will complete the unexpired term of John Mohlis.
Labor secretary taps Worley for national Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship
The committee advises the Secretary of Labor on matters facing the registered apprenticeship system.
Mohlis retires from Building Trades Council; Frew tapped as successor
An Aug. 23 retiree party drew nearly 250 well-wishers from across the political spectrum.
Local labor movement personnel changes
Heather Conroy, Alma Raya, Stacy Chamberlain, Jaime Sorenson, Joe Esmonde
Exit Interview: 5 questions for Oregon AFSCME’s Ken Allen
He retires July 31 after 21 years leading the statewide organization.
Proud to be Union — AND Transgender
Pride At Work Oregon chapter president Be Marston tells how she went from a boss-hating bartender to a passionate believer in unions.
South Florida labor leader named newest faculty member at University of Oregon LERC
Sherman Henry is the longtime leader of an AFSCME local at the nation's fourth-largest school system.
LERC instructor Helen Moss retires
Moss has been with University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center since 1999.
Merkley labor liaison retires
Former firefighter union leader Ed Hall has been Merkley’s point person with labor for seven years.
Oregon AFSCME hires successor to executive director Ken Allen
Public sector union leader Michael Seville is currently at IFPTE Local 21 in San Francisco.
Steelworker honored for lifetime of service
Wayne Anderson once headed the Oregon Democratic Party.
Erica Askin leaves Laborers 483 for SEIU 49
An attorney by training, Askin was the female business manager at Local 483.
Chris Ferlazzo departs Portland Jobs With Justice
Ferlazzo organized innumerable marches and protests over 14 years at the group.
Iron Workers’ Robert Camarillo takes job with international
Camarillo steps down as Local 29 business agent and president of the Building Trades Council.
Bricklayer Matt Eleazer featured in episode of Brotherhood Outdoors
A fishing expedition with the Bricklayers president will air on the Sportsman Channel
Danielson ends 30 years at helm of Insulators Local 36
Danielson is the longest-serving business manager in the history of the international.
Laborers’ Ben Nelson new Oregon AFL-CIO organizer
Nelson, a dedicated union organizer, was most recently Laborers Local 737 business manager.
’Fighting Machinist’ completes Hood to Coast route … in a wheelchair
ALS doesn’t stop Sam Beekman’s quest for adventure.
