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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Intel
Union Organizing
A union of Intel employees?
Matt West, who ran for Congress in the recent Democratic primary, has announced a union effort covering engineers at Intel.
Politics
Labor leaders attend Obama Intel visit
A dozen plus Oregon labor leaders attended President Barack Obama’s Feb. 18 “winning the future” speech at Intel Corp. in Hillsboro.
Trade
Mr. President: Americans can’t afford job-killing trade deals
Outside President Obama's Feb. 18 visit to Intel, activists picketed to remind him of his pledge to halt NAFTA-style trade treaties.
Jobs
Back to work: Intel to spend nearly $4 billion to build Hillsboro fab
Microchip giant Intel’s announcement Oct. 19 that it will build a brand new development fabrication plant at its Ronler Acres Campus in Hillsboro was music to the ears of construction union officials. Intel said as many as 6,000 construction jobs will be created.
