Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers

Collective bargaining

Aug 3, 2022

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

Union democracy

Oct 27, 2016

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

Trade

Feb 3, 2016

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

Collective bargaining

Aug 11, 2015

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

In Memoriam

Feb 4, 2015

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

Politics

Jul 16, 2013

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

Trade

Jul 24, 2012

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

In Memoriam

Apr 18, 2012

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

Workers Rights

Mar 1, 2012

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

Labor History

Feb 4, 2011

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