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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ILWU
In Memoriam
Lois Stranahan, 1919-2017
Together with late husband Jesse Stranahan, she was well known in the local labor movement as a tireless fighter for economic justice.
Politics
IBEW’s Gary Young appointed to Port Commission
Young takes the spot held by former ILWU Local 8 president Bruce Holte.
Labor History
Remembering Portland Longshore’s Bloody Wednesday
On July 11, 1934, a train full of Portland police opened fire on a strike picketline; 4 were hit.
Collective bargaining
Longshore workers ratify contract at NW grain terminals
Lockouts end at grain facilities in Portland and Vancouver
Collective bargaining
West Coast ports remain open as ILWU continues negotiations for new deal
Key concerns include saving jobs in the era of robotics, and the Obamacare "Cadillac" tax
Jobs
Port of Portland drops plan to develop West Hayden Island
Union leaders angered over loss of industrial land
Union democracy
ILWU leaves AFL-CIO
The longshore union cited jurisdictional disputes as part of the reason.
Collective bargaining
Standoff at grain terminals: ILWU at work, but without contract
For ILWU, grain export troubles started in Longview.
Collective bargaining
ILWU and EGT sign 5-year deal at Longview grain terminal
The contract ends a several-year battle over who would operate the $200 million grain facility.
Collective bargaining
Governor Gregoire brokers end to ILWU-EGT dispute
The settlement appears to avert a clash planned for the arrival of the first ship.
Collective bargaining
Showdown looms in Longview
Land and water protests are planned for the arrival of the first ship at a new grain terminal.
People
Rich Ahearn, NLRB regional director, retires
Ahearn's replacement is Ronald Hooks, from the NLRB's Memphis office.
Oregon/Washington
ILWU protests escalate dramatically at EGT in Longview
Members block trains, dump grain, and shut down ports to defend ILWU's right to jobs in Longview.
Oregon/Washington
Trumka: ILWU dispute with 701 is jurisdictional
An Oregon AFL-CIO E-Board resolution condemning Operating Engineers Local 701 in a dispute with ILWU at Longview has been nullified by the national AFL-CIO.
Oregon/Washington
Longshore union goes ‘all in’ at Longview grain terminal
A determined struggle by ILWU at a new grain terminal is complicated by the entry of another union.
Oregon/Washington
ILWU protests the spread of the non-union waterfront
Over 1,200 longshore workers and allies rallied June 3 outside the downtown Portland office of EGT Development.
Oregon/Washington
Activists tell grain exporter to ‘Respect the Union Waterfront’
Union activists are pushing EGT to sign on with ILWU to operate a new grain terminal at the Port of Longview.
Politics
AFL’s Tom Chamberlain appointed to port commission
He joins ILWU's Bruce Holte and AFSCME's Ken Allen on the nine-member body.
