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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Floor Coverers Local 1236
Worker safety
Floor covering STARs
Safety training pays off! Local floor coverers who pursue skills and safety education are honored with a banquet and prizes.
Union democracy
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5 elects new leadership
Based on votes cast at 12 locals June 8, the 6,100-member district council will be headed by Todd Springer from Portland-based Glaziers Local 740.
Training the Next Generation
STARs of Painters/Drywall Finishers Local 10 and Floor Coverers Local 1236
After completing skill advancement and safety courses, members of Painters & Drywall Finishers Local 10 and Floor Coverers Local 1236 got cash and other bonuses at the May 31 STAR Awards banquet.
Jobs
UO’s new $1 billion Knight Science Campus will be built under a PLA
Oregon State Building Trades signed a project labor agreement with UO and Hoffman Construction on the project, which will be built in four phases over 10 years and employ up to 1,300 construction workers.
Jobs
Paint and Floor Coverer STARS!
Commitment to training sets these workers apart from their competition.
Worker safety
Painters, Floor Coverers distribute $500 bonuses for safety training
The bonus checks are a way to honor the best-trained workforce in the industry
People
After 38 years, Kathy Blay retires as secretary for Locals 1236, 740
Blay greeted a generation of members of Floor Coverers Local 1236 and Glass Workers Local 740.
