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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Bakers Local 114
Oregon
Bakers Union member helps pass Oregon bereavement leave law
After his wife's death, Robin Zimmerman campaigned in the Capitol to pass unpaid bereavement leave.
Union Organizing
Bakers Union organizing video lottery delis one at a time
"Lottery delis" rake it in with video poker, but pay minimum wage with no benefits
People
Lansing tapped to international Bakers Union executive board
Lansing, 62, is the first from Local 114 to serve the union’s national Executive Board
Buying Union
Nonunion Dave’s Killer Bread contracts with union baker
A union campaign has failed to rise thus far at the fast-growing company.
Union Organizing
Firings lead to union effort at Dave’s Killer Bread
Workers say rapid expansion is changing the character of the family-run business.
Oregon/Washington
Oregon AFL-CIO 52nd Convention
At a time when labor is under attack, delegates put aside differences to declare “We are one”
Oregon/Washington
Bakers battle prison bread in schools
Prison-made baked goods are being served in Washington schools, displacing union-made goods.
Building our communities
Unions raise $15,995 for MDA
Union members collected $15,995 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the 22nd annual Labor Bowl Challenge.
Politics
Bill proposes ‘bereavement’ be added to Family Leave Act
A member of Bakers Union Local 114 is behind a bill in the Oregon Legislature.
