Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Archives

Graphic Packaging workers had gone without general raises since their previous contract ended Feb. 28, 2020.

An autonomous division of the Carpenters, AWPPW represents 4,500 pulp and paper mill workers.

Steve Phillips of AWPPW – Rep. DeFazio’s guest at State of the Union – didn’t like what he heard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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