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Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers

Union Democracy

Greg Pallesen elected president of AWPPW

Oct 27, 2016

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.

Feb 3, 2016

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

Aug 11, 2015

Kapstone, the mill’s new owner, imposed its final offer Aug. 10.

In Memoriam

John C. Wagoner, 1946 -2014

Feb 4, 2015

The Camas native was active in AWPPW, and lobbied in Olympia for fellow mill workers

No Picture
Oregon

Unions see results in 2013 legislative session

Jul 16, 2013

Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure

Trade

At Obama fundraiser, union millworkers protest trade policy

Jul 24, 2012

As NAFTA-style treaties proliferate, AWPPW has lost thousands of members to mill closures.

In Memoriam

Don Willner, 1926-2012

Apr 18, 2012

Willner, lawmaker and union attorney, worked with Cesar Chavez and represented Oregonian strikers.

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Workers Rights

If you don’t like it, says boss, move to Australia!

Mar 1, 2012

A Dyno Nobel manager drops in on a union organizing meeting to see who showed up.

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Labor History

Book depicts mid-century millworkers at Crown Zellerbach

Feb 4, 2011

A new limited edition book tells stories of unionism, strikes, and dangerous working conditions at Crown Zellerbach in West Linn.

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