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.
Politics
Oregon union members are stepping up to run for office
Rachel Prusak, Mike Ellison, and Christy Inskip are just three of the Oregon union members who are making first-time runs for office this year.
Wanted: labor union members interested in running for office
The application deadline is Sept. 14 for the next session of the Oregon Labor Candidate School, a free one-Saturday-a-month course in the mechanics of political campaigns.
WSLC backs Carolyn Long in race against Herrera Beutler
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, made early election endorsements in the state's "top-two" Aug. 7 primary.
Oregon 2018 primary results, labor union edition
Oregon labor unions backed 55 candidates in 41 contested races in the May 15 primary. Here’s how they fared.
A guide to Oregon’s May 2018 primary
A union-focused look at the primary ballot, plus interviews with Val Hoyle and with five union-endorsed candidates for Portland City Council.
Questions for Labor Commissioner Candidate Val Hoyle
Hoyle talked about why she's running, and what the labor bureau needs: More enforcers.
Questions for Portland City Council Candidate Andrea Valderrama
Smith talked about her background and her ideas for City Council.
Questions for Portland City Council Candidate Jo Ann Hardesty
Hardesty talked about her history of support for unions, her past differences with labor, and her ideas for City Council.
Questions for Portland City Council Candidate Loretta Smith
Smith talked about her background and her ideas for City Council.
Questions for Portland City Council Candidate Julia DeGraw
DeGraw talked about her ideas for City Council.
Questions for Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish
Fish talked about battling Uber, his history as a New York labor lawyer, his relationships with labor, and much much more.
Democrats meet organized labor
Democratic Party of Oregon’s Labor Caucus drew 160 to a four-hour event educating Democrats about labor.
Union members are running for office
Tired of waiting for politicians to deliver? With help from Oregon Labor Candidate School, union members are running for office themselves.
Building Trades backs Nick Fish, Loretta Smith for City Council
The council also made candidate endorsements for three counties and Metro.
A union-backed challenge to Oregon’s Greg Walden
Two years ago, almost no one wanted to run against the powerful Republican Congressman. This year, half a dozen Democrats are competing for the nomination. UFCW is getting behind a former union maritime worker.
AFSCME Local 88 makes endorsements in Multnomah County races
Two first-time candidates got the local’s endorsement: Susheela Jayapal for Multnomah County District 2 and Jennifer McGuirk for Multnomah County Auditor.
Northwest Oregon Labor Council backs Loretta Smith, Lynne Peterson, and incumbents in local races
NOLC, which covers Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Columbia counties, will vote on other local endorsements at its Feb. 26 meeting.
NW Oregon Labor Council endorses PCC bond renewal
The $185 million measure would not increase the tax rate, because it is a renewal of an expiring bond.
Oregon AFL-CIO scorecard for the 2017 Oregon Legislature
Every year, the Oregon AFL-CIO advocates in the state legislature on behalf of workers — and reports on which lawmakers are friends where it counts.
Face time with the governor
Before addressing delegates, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown sat down with the Labor Press.
