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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IBEW Local 48
In Memoriam
Norman Malbin, 1949-2017
As longtime attorney at IBEW Local 48, he used his knowledge of the law to help union members and working people.
Culture
Labor’s future in the age of Trump
Working people must learn from history if they want to rebuild the labor movement and take the country back.
Buying Union
Need some electrical work done? Here’s $200 to help you get it done with a union professional
As part of a campaign to win back residential work, IBEW Local 48 is ready to contribute $200 toward your next home electrical project.
Politics
May primary election results for Northwest Oregon
Passage of two big bonds is good news for local building trades unions
Collective bargaining
KGW returns to labor peace
A long-festering union dispute comes to a close as the third union at KGW-TV ratifies a new contract.
Building our communities
Union electricians help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights
Thirty IBEW Local 48 volunteers put in over a million LED lights.
Politics
Election night yields mixed scorecard for Oregon labor
Labor held the line in most races, but several losses stung.
Politics
A union electrician runs for the Oregon legislature
5 Questions for Oregon House Candidate Ray Lister.
People
Local labor movement personnel changes
Heather Conroy, Alma Raya, Stacy Chamberlain, Jaime Sorenson, Joe Esmonde
Union democracy
IBEW Local 48 reelects Gary Young
Young outpolled challenger Jakob Juntunen 711 to 665 in a July 12 runoff election.
Collective bargaining
At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
Meanwhile, in Seattle, City Council takes the unions' side.
Collective bargaining
Verizon strike goes nationwide
The East Coast landline strike spreads, with solidarity pickets around the country.
Union Organizing
Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion
Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48
Jobs
New submarine-hunting drone is union built in Oregon
The drone sub is made by members of Iron Workers Shopmen’s Local 516 and IBEW Local 48.
Collective bargaining
KGW-TV on trial for labor violation
KGW wants an end to union jurisdiction, but won't show why it needs that
Culture
IBEW 48: More diverse than it used to be
A new online video by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) calls attention to diversity in Portland-headquartered Local 48. Local 48 was an...
Worker safety
Governor Brown appoints two labor nominees to workers’ comp committee
Kevin Billman of UFCW and IBEW Local 48 staff attorney Diana Winther are nominees for MLAC.
Building our communities
Giving Back: IBEW Local 48 members gather warm clothes and blankets for homeless
Union Gospel Mission gets a union assist.
Building our communities
Volunteers from IBEW Local 48 help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights
Continuing a 28-year tradition, IBEW Local 48 volunteers install 500,000 lights.
