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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In Memoriam
Mike Sullivan 1947-2024
Mike Sullivan was a tireless advocate for steel and paper mill workers and a dedicated proponent of universal health care.
Jobs
Cascade Tissues closes its St. Helens paper mill
About 75 paper mill workers represented by AWPPW Local 1 will lose their jobs in October when the plant closes.
Labor History
A forgotten strike
105 years ago, well before any law recognized union rights, a paper mill strike spread like a match to paper across Oregon and Washington.
Union Organizing
Workers at NORPAC, a Longview paper mill, vote to stay nonunion
A union campaign by ILWU at the Longview paper mill launched in late November but fell short in ballots counted Feb. 22.
Jobs
Corporate vandalism
The Newberg mill used to be where Oregon sent its recycled paper. Now it’s being scrapped. And its $28/hour union jobs won't be coming back.
In Memoriam
Nancy Milner, 1951-2020
The Bakers union activist and former AWPPW member died after long bout with cancer.
Worker safety
When are elected officials going to get serious? Unions condemn the continued mask shortage
Remember the proverb about the kingdom that was lost for the want of a horseshoe nail? Today, America is in crisis over the want of a 60-cent mask.
Jobs
So much for antitrust? Government approves merger of paper mill giants
More paper mill closures ahead? The nation’s second largest paper producer just gobbled up the fifth largest.
Jobs
End of an era: West Linn paper mill to close, after 128 years
The former Crown-Zellerbach mill once employed 1,600 people.
Collective bargaining
AWPPW rejects Georgia-Pacific / Koch Industries concessionary contract proposal
Profitable Georgia-Pacific proposed a two-tier wage and benefit system, and a slew of other concessions.
Union democracy
Greg Pallesen elected president of AWPPW
An autonomous division of the Carpenters, AWPPW represents 4,500 pulp and paper mill workers.
Trade
Foreign trade ruled a factor in Newberg paper mill closure
About 200 workers lost jobs at WestRock, formerly SP Fiber.
Collective bargaining
At Longview paper mill, strike is over, but dispute continues
Union’s vice president says he wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lockout by the end of the year.
Collective bargaining
Longview mill workers end strike without a contract
AWPPW Local 153 makes an unconditional offer to return to work at Kapstone paper mill and box plant after a nine-day strike
Collective bargaining
AWPPW begins strike at Kapstone mill in Longview
On day four, a striker is hit by a replacement worker driving through the picket line
Trade
Nearly 2,000 Oregon jobs lost to trade in 2012
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign's tally: 55,000 Oregon jobs lost since NAFTA
