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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Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers
Collective bargaining
Paper giant improves its offer after nine-day strike
Graphic Packaging workers had gone without general raises since their previous contract ended Feb. 28, 2020.
Union democracy
Greg Pallesen elected president of AWPPW
An autonomous division of the Carpenters, AWPPW represents 4,500 pulp and paper mill workers.
Trade
Laid-off Oregon union millwright goes to D.C.
Steve Phillips of AWPPW – Rep. DeFazio’s guest at State of the Union – didn’t like what he heard.
Collective bargaining
Workers threaten strike at Longview paper mill
Kapstone, the mill’s new owner, imposed its final offer Aug. 10.
In Memoriam
John C. Wagoner, 1946 -2014
The Camas native was active in AWPPW, and lobbied in Olympia for fellow mill workers
Politics
Unions see results in 2013 legislative session
Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure
Trade
At Obama fundraiser, union millworkers protest trade policy
As NAFTA-style treaties proliferate, AWPPW has lost thousands of members to mill closures.
In Memoriam
Don Willner, 1926-2012
Willner, lawmaker and union attorney, worked with Cesar Chavez and represented Oregonian strikers.
Workers Rights
If you don’t like it, says boss, move to Australia!
A Dyno Nobel manager drops in on a union organizing meeting to see who showed up.
Labor History
Book depicts mid-century millworkers at Crown Zellerbach
A new limited edition book tells stories of unionism, strikes, and dangerous working conditions at Crown Zellerbach in West Linn.
