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 659
Training the Next Generation
Utility line workers compete at Lineman Rodeo
The contest tests utility line workers for speed, safety and trade skills, and raises money for the Oregon Burn Center.
Jobs
Will Google Fiber be installed union in Portland?
The company's $300 million high-speed Internet rollout could spell years of work for hundreds of union linemen.
Workers Rights
Southern Oregon University pays $2.5 million wage settlement to workers who built new campus dorms
The settlement wasn’t about cheating workers, but about how the university handled bidding.
Collective bargaining
Medford teachers end 16-day strike
The strike raised the profile of unions in Southern Oregon.
Union democracy
Lennie Ellis succeeds Ron Jones at IBEW 659
Jones retires after 14 years as head of the 2,060-member local.
Jobs
Pacific Power slashes workforce
Four months after a $50 billion dividend, Pacific Power cuts workers, some of whom had moved to take the job.
