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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Portland
Occupy Portland: 10,000 march to protest Wall Street misrule
Local unionists marched, brought food, and stood in support of Occupy Portland.
Union democracy
Oregon AFL-CIO 52nd Convention
At a time when labor is under attack, delegates put aside differences to declare “We are one”
Collective bargaining
DCTU reaches tentative contract with City of Portland
Following months of often contentious bargaining, a coalition of seven unions representing 1,800 city employees reached a tentative agreement with the City of Portland on a new three-year contract.
Collective bargaining
Portland parking meter techs win fight against outsourcing
Six parking meter technicians will get $28,300 each because City violated outsourcing rules
