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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Earl Blumenauer
Trade
Blumenauer’s final stand: Cutting back a trade loophole
Nearly a billion packages were mailed directly and duty free from China to U.S. consumers last year, some containing narcotics.
National
Bill in Congress could lead to cuts in Social Security
Northwest Democrats Earl Blumenauer and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez back the proposal to create a "fiscal commission" that could fast-track cuts.
Jobs
Unions: Vote by mail now more than ever
The push for national vote-by-mail is timelier than ever in the midst of a pandemic, but postal union leaders say it won’t matter much if the U.S. Postal Service isn’t around.
Politics
‘Robin Hood Tax’ on Wall Street would generate $350 billion
Rep. Peter DeFazio and Sen. Tom Harkin introduce a bill Nov. 3 to tax Wall Street trading activity.
Oregon/Washington
AFL-CIO tallies slew of anti-union votes in Congress
The national AFL-CIO has released its interim rating of members of Congress for 2011.
Portland
Portland bus brigade travels to rallies at 8 worksites
With 8+ union contracts expiring June 30, activists thought, “Why not get all the unions together?”
Trade
Congress could vote on Korea, Colombia, Panama deals in July
The NAFTA-style treaties would add to the trade deficit and make outsourcing easier.
