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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minimum wage
Analysis
Organized Labor — Year 2014 in Review
Union experiments with movement building pay off in fast-food strikes, minimum wage increases
Workers Rights
Unions join women’s groups in new statewide campaign
SEIU, Planned Parenthood, OEA, and others team up to push economic justice agenda for women
Comment
The 2014 election is about giving Oregonians a fair shot
A fair shot: higher minimum wage, equal pay for equal work, paid sick leave, and a chance to retire
Workers Rights
Up with the minimum wage: A movement on the rise
In the wake of Seattle’s $15 an hour, minimum wage campaigns are igniting all over the country.
Workers Rights
$15 SeaTac minimum wage challenged in court
Judge will rule by Jan. 1, when the law is to take effect
Politics
SeaTac voters to decide on $15 minimum wage
The Nov. 5 ballot measure would lift estimated 6,500 workers in transportation and hospitality
Politics
Voters weigh in on workers rights around the nation
Unions take stands on taxation, marriage equality
