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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Carpenters Local 156
Union democracy
Carpenters Local 156, formed in a 2011 merger, splits into two
Local 156 is replaced with newly formed Locals 1503 and 271.
In Memoriam
Jerry Krahn, 1936-2014
Krahn was a longtime business agent at United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Building our communities
Union family raises funds to pay for cutting edge treatment for son with cerebral palsy
One-year-old Oscar Triplett would be flown to Panama for a treatment not covered by insurance.
Jobs
For soon-released inmates, hope of a union construction career
A first-time skills class prepares 16 female inmates for high-wage construction jobs on release
In Memoriam
Daniel Bonham, 1955-2012
Daniel Bonham of Carpenters Local 156 died March 3 after falling in Silver Falls State Park.
Oregon/Washington
Carpenters dissolve 15 locals, charter four new locals
UBC created four new super-locals of general carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers, and drywall carpenters.
