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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General and Concrete Contractors Association
Collective bargaining
Laborers rise $9.25/hr in new agreements
Traffic flaggers — who have one of the most dangerous jobs — will get even bigger raises, starting with an immediate raise of $8 an hour.Â
Union democracy
Carpenters Local 156, formed in a 2011 merger, splits into two
Local 156 is replaced with newly formed Locals 1503 and 271.
