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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Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council
Politics
Election results: Mostly wins for labor-backed candidates in SW Washington
The Southwest Washington Central Labor Council saw three of its four endorsed candidates win in Washington’s Nov. 7 election.
Culture
Labor champions of SW Washington
A second annual Southwest Washington Labor Awards dinner honored individuals and organizations for their service to labor.
Building our communities
Labor heroes honored at sold-out Vancouver Hilton awards dinner
For Southwest Washington’s labor community, it was the first full-sized live labor gathering since the pandemic.
Culture
Labor Day picnics cancelled
For the second year in a row, all official Labor Day picnics in Oregon and SW Washignton are cancelled due to the continuing pandemic.
Building our communities
Unions step up in SW Washington to help elderly
Labor groups raised $9,135, enough to purchase 7,035 pounds of ham from union grocer Cascade Select Market for Meals on Wheels.
In Memoriam
Jeffrey P. Washburn, 1957-2020
A 41-year member of the Plumbers and Fitters, he led the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Labor Council and the Longview/ Kelso Building Trades Council.
Building our communities
Ham: Two pick-up trucks worth
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and local unions contributed $5,585 worth of hams for Lower Columbia CAP Meals on Wheels.
Washington
Cowlitz County commissioner cancels presentation by anti-union Freedom Foundation
The group was invited to make the case for opening union bargaining to the public.
Building our communities
THIS YEAR’S LABOR DAY PICNICS
Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.
Collective bargaining
Governor Gregoire brokers end to ILWU-EGT dispute
The settlement appears to avert a clash planned for the arrival of the first ship.
Collective bargaining
Showdown looms in Longview
Land and water protests are planned for the arrival of the first ship at a new grain terminal.
