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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Laborers Local 335
Washington
Union laborer takes on an incumbent in SW Washington
If elected, Clark County Laborers union organizer Deken Letinich would bring a work ethic and union values to Olympia.
Collective bargaining
No surprise to employees of Clark County: Study shows they’re underpaid
Consulting firm Baker Tilly conducted the study, which shows that on average, Clark County wages trailed other employers by 4.7% to 9%.
Union democracy
Ritchey retires as business manager of Laborers Local 335
Local 335 president Shannon Stull will serve the remainder of Ritchey’s term – through May 2017.
Jobs
Southwest Washington students get taste of construction careers
About 1,200 high school students took part in the construction job fair
Union democracy
Laborers Local 335 re-elects Dave Ritchey
Ritchie is in his fifth term as business manager of the Vancouver heavy highway local.