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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Personnel Report
Staff changes at IBEW Local 48, Ironworkers Local 29, and the office of Portland City Council member Eric Zimmerman.
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.
