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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Union Organizing
Voodoo Doughnut workers relaunch union effort
Doughnut Workers United has begun a second campaign to organize downtown Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut store.
Culture
Labor novel of the year: The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter
The Cold Millions, by bestselling author Jess Walter, chronicles the Wobbly free speech fights of 1909 Spokane.
Union Organizing
At Portland icon Voodoo Doughnuts, workers announce they’ve formed a union
Feeling unsafe at a crowded and stressful donut shop that pays at or near minimum wage, workers have nowhere to go but up.
Union Organizing
Following nine firings, Little Big Burger stays non-union
Workers at Portland burger chain Little Big Burger voted 41 to 29 to stay non-union in an election that the company asked the National Labor Relations Board to hold.
Union Organizing
Little Big Burger, hoping to squash Little Big Union, calls for election
Supporters of the grassroots union say the burger chain has fired several union supporters and is campaigning against the union.
National
A union-busting billionaire mulls a run for president
A Seattle-area unionist has bitter memories of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Building our communities
IWW union hall vandalized
Local labor unionists pledge solidarity after the union hall is targeted by a right-wing group.
Union Organizing
Hawthorne Burgerville becomes the third to formally unionize
Meanwhile, Burgerville has agreed to no tangible improvements since contract bargaining began in May.
Labor History
Solidarity — Now, and Forever: Tacoma labor honors the man who wrote “Solidarity Forever”
In Tacoma, Ralph Chaplin’s spirit is marching on.
Buying Union
Starbucks settles with fired pro-union worker
Starbucks pays a fired Portland barista to settle charges, after federal agency issues complaint.
