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
Labor highlights from the 2017 Oregon Legislature
Lawmakers passed landmark labor laws, but dropped the ball on tax fairness and housing.
Saltzman seeks early endorsement from NW Oregon Labor Council
The Executive Board didn’t take any action on the request.
May primary election results for Northwest Oregon
Passage of two big bonds is good news for local building trades unions
Labor weighs in on May school board and bond elections
Most of the endorsements are for school boards and school bond measures.
To counter big-money politics, Portland City Council votes for public campaign finance
Starting in 2020, the system will match small donors so candidates can focus on regular voters, not big donors.
Oregon labor gearing up for high-stakes legislative session
Labor will push for transportation funding and family leave and fair workweek laws, while grappling with a $1.7 billion budget shortfall.
Ballot Measure Breakthroughs
Voters passed sick leave, raised minimum wage, taxed the rich, and said no to right-to-work.
Election night yields mixed scorecard for Oregon labor
Labor held the line in most races, but several losses stung.
Big wins in Washington for labor
All 12 statewide candidates backed by the Washington State Labor Council won office, and every one of its endorsed measures passed.
Swing state union voters back billionaire
Trump’s win – supported by a third of union members, could lead to tax cuts for the rich and a national Right-to-Work law.
Washington election results
Here are the union-endorsed races in Washington we’re following on Election Night.
Oregon election results
Here are the union-endorsed races in Oregon we're following on Election Night
2016 Election: Ballot measures around the country
Here are the ballot measures we'll be watching tonight.
Minimum wage increases and paid sick leave
Minimum wage increases are on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, Maine,...
Portland City Council looks at public campaign finance system to magnify the voice of small donors
Backed by unions and community groups, Commissioner Amanda Fritz hopes to pass it by the end of the year.
Measure 97: The Game Changer
After decades of legislative failure to solve the state’s revenue problem, union-sponsored Measure 97 will make a better Oregon —by asking giant corporations to pay their fair share. And that could lead to similar efforts around the country.
Oregon Building Trades Council announces endorsements for November election
Constructions unions back Ballot Measure 98 to fund career and technical education in high schools.
Local labor union members are running for public office
In city, county, state and federal races, some have a fighting chance, while others are long shots.
A union electrician runs for the Oregon legislature
5 Questions for Oregon House Candidate Ray Lister.
Support for TPP costs Gov. Kate Brown endorsement from Oregon Machinists
Gov. Kate Brown’s support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has cost her an endorsement from the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL), the political arm...
Sen. Jeff Merkley calls for national motor-voter
Just as Oregon led the nation as the first state to recognize Labor Day as a holiday, the United States should follow Oregon’s lead...
