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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American Federation of Teachers
Union democracy
Roseburg techie will lead OSEA
Past president Bonnie Luisi retired and did not seek a second two-year term.
Union Organizing
University of Oregon backs off its challenge to faculty union
United Academics is certified after Governor Kitzhaber weighs in.
Union Organizing
UO opposes union unit in ERB filing
UO spent $25,000 for a consultant to prepare a web page expressing common anti-union themes.
Union Organizing
University of Oregon faculty on track to unionize
A major factor is growing concern among faculty about the “corporatization” of the university.
Building our communities
Union money will go into school retrofits in Oregon
‘Cool Schools’ project gets $15 million boost from union funds.
Workers Rights
Fired teacher at Portland French School reinstated
A federal judge ordered French citizen Patricia Raclot be offered her job back.
Politics
Bashing teachers unions: AFT talks back
Is a coordinated attack on teachers unions under way? Recent front-page magazine articles, op-ed pieces, news stories —and a documentary — bash teachers unions, but mostly they don't give unions a chance to respond. To make up for that, the Northwest Labor Press contacted American Federation of Teachers and spoke with Rob Weil, director of field programs.
