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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Training the Next Generation
Ambassadors for the electric trade
To recruit the next generation, IBEW Local 48 enlists members in a program of outreach.
Worker safety
Six tips for coming home safely from your job in construction
We asked construction safety experts: What’s the most important advice you can offer building trades union members?
Training the Next Generation
Biden cabinet official visits Portland NECA-IBEW training center
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, a former Boston building trades union leader, wants more women in the trades.
Portland
To diversify, IBEW recruits
NECA-IBEW trains and dispatches black Portlanders who want a starting spot in the electrical trade.
