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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International Association of Fire Fighters
Worker safety
Firefighters face the threat of toxins in protective gear
State and local jurisdictions are moving to ban forever chemicals in the protective gear they wear on the job.
National
J.D. Vance speaks to firefighters union
Addressing a union legislative conference, the vice president praised fire fighters for their work and talked up the Trump administration.
Oregon
Emergency? Send a firefighter to the House
Firefighter Dacia Grayber is a union true-believer with the work ethic of a super-volunteer and the courage to confront any adversity.
Worker safety
Long after the flames, firefighters at risk from cancer chemicals
The Fire Fighters union is sounding the alarm about the cancer-causing after-effects of fire.
