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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National
Big Day for Billionaires
The Trump inauguration means a billionaire in the White House and cabinet spots for five more.
National
Unions stand at Standing Rock
The standoff at Standing Rock — with Indian tribes and supporters on one side, and security for the Dakota Access Pipeline on the other – also finds labor union members on both sides.
Politics
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.
Green Jobs
A labor report from the Paris climate summit
Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson tells why he was there, and why labor MUST get involved.
Politics
Oregon Democratic Congressman Kurt Schrader turning hostile to union rights
The Oregon Democrat backs bills to diminish workers’ right to unionize or tack collective action.
Trade
Obama releases text of his Pacific trade deal
The veil is off the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it’s not pretty.
Trade
AFL-CIO targets Democratic Fast Track supporters in the House
Late August mailing went to union members in 28 Congressional districts.
Building our communities
Union movement helps workers become citizens
The national AFL-CIO is funding citizenship clinics in Oregon.
Comment
Free trade — a litmus test for labor
Labor’s endorsements and political contributions aren’t a right. They’re an honor.
Trade
Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader calls AFL-CIO president a ‘bully’
The AFL-CIO has begun campaigning against Democrats who support Fast Track.
Union Organizing
Trumka to Oregon’s labor movement: Organize
American labor's top official says the movement is in transition.
Analysis
CEO pay continues to explode
The average S&P 500 CEO made 373 times as much as the average American worker in 2014.
Trade
Avakian urges Congress to nix TPP trade deal
Panel at AFL-CIO-sponsored event says fast track trade deal is a power grab by large corporations
Worker safety
Federal OSHA’s Silica Neverland
Six years after Obama took office, workers are still waiting for protection from deadly dust.
Trade
Labor ramps up fight against free trade deal
AFL-CIO is freezing all political contributions while the fast track debate is on.
International
U.S. starts first-ever CAFTA enforcement action against Guatemala for labor rights
The UN has documented 30 assassinations of union members in Guatemala since 2008
Politics
A senator for the working class
In his first 6-year term, Jeff Merkley has proven to be one of organized labor’s closest allies
Jobs
Staples boycott grows
Unions boycott Staples after it contracts with USPS to staff mini-post offices in stores.
Worker safety
OSHA silica rule: just a few more months, maybe
Exposed workers are dying, but business groups howl at the expense of prevention
