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
IBEW’s Gary Young appointed to Port Commission
Young takes the spot held by former ILWU Local 8 president Bruce Holte.
Oregon Working Families Party: Minor party strives to be a major player in Oregon
Pro-labor candidates seek the party’s endorsement, and foes can face re-election challenges.
Teamster Lehrbach and AFGE’s Schroeder to vie for Multnomah County Board seat
They will face Chamber of Commerce activist Lori Stegmann.
Obama’s top labor enforcer: Oregon is a leader on leave, and Bonamici is a star
The labor secretary says Obama would like to do many things, but Republicans won’t let him
State AFL-CIO scores Washington lawmakers
Four SW Washington Democrats get 100 percent, but a Centralia Republican leads the anti-labor pack
Alliance for Retired Americans scores Congress for votes taken in 2014
The union retirees group gave Northwest senators a perfect score
Labor agenda advancing in Oregon Legislature
Sick leave, ban the box, and a retirement plan for all workers are heading to the governor's desk
Most labor-backed candidates win office in Oregon special election
Of the 4 unionists on the May 19 ballot who went to Oregon Labor Candidates School, 3 won office
Electing labor’s own
Four rank-and-file union members are vying for public office in Oregon's May 2015 ballot
MAY 2015: OREGON UNION VOTER GUIDE
In low-profile races, in a low-turnout election, union voters can really make a difference.
Legislative committee assignments improve Oregon labor chances in 2015
Paul Holvey will head House Labor, and Michael Dembrow will chair a new Workforce Committee
UFCW Local 555 emerging as a political force in Oregon
Members fund sick leave campaigns and a third party strategy that doesn’t give up on rural areas
Candidates supported by the NW Oregon Labor Council do well on election night
NOLC won four of five races that it was involved in
Labor-endorsed charter change passes in Clark County
Otherwise, it was a tough night for labor unions in Southwest Washington
Oregon bucks national trend, elects labor-friendly pols
No statewide or Congressional race was even close
A labor look at Election 2014
Nationwide, labor loses on candidates, wins on measures
Voters give Senate to GOP and reelect antiunion governors, but favor minimum wage and sick days
Knocking on Doors with Working America
AFL-CIO's electoral ground game in Oregon relies on the patient legwork of door-to-door discussions
Worker advocate Kyle Allen runs for Hillsboro City Council
The Working America field operations director is a graduate of the Oregon Labor Candidate School
A labor union look at the ballot in Washington
WSLC wants a pro-worker majority to retake the state senate
SW Washington Labor Council backs Clark County charter change
Amendment would add two members to County Commission, cut its pay, and allow initiatives
