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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Boilermakers Local 242
Jobs
Locals snubbed for nuclear work
Almost 50 union boilermakers in Washington are losing work because managers at a nuclear energy facility hired an out-of-state contractor.Â
Union democracy
Boilermakers Local 242 elect new business manager
Local 242 represents workers in Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho who build and maintain boilers, tanks, and pressure vessels.
Union democracy
Portland-based Boilermakers Local 500 consolidates with Local 242 in Spokane
The new local represents 550 construction boilermakers in Washington and Oregon
