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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Northwest Oregon Labor Council
Portland
Facing $93M deficit, city unions push alternatives to job cuts
Leaders of seven labor organizations visited Portland City Councilors and Mayor Keith Wilson’s offices to discuss how to avoid layoffs.
Culture
Portland Labor Day picnic will return to Oaks Park
After four years, NOLC's yearly Labor Day party will return to the amusement park and this year attendees will have it all to themselves.
In Memoriam
Gloria Schiewe 1930-2024
A dedicated union worker, she had a lifelong commitment to Democratic politics and led campaign work for Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
Politics
Labor Council launches website for union-backed candidates
The group is a joint labor effort led by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council and backed by 18 organizations in all.
Portland
New Labor PAC forms in Portland
Working for a Better Portland PAC will advocate for pro-worker candidates for Portland’s new 12-seat City Council.
Building our communities
Annual labor awards
The Northwest Oregon Labor Council honored eight individuals at its 24th Annual Labor Appreciation Dinner.
Politics
Labor counts wins in May primary
Oregon labor organizations saw mostly wins among endorsed political campaigns in the May 21 primary, and a number had a union background.
People
Five decades a Machinist
Bob Petroff left Machinists District Lodge W24 headquarters this month, the close of 49 years of involvement with the union.
Union democracy
Officers unopposed at NW Oregon Labor Council
Delegates approved a slate of mostly incumbent officers at the organization’s Nov. 27 meeting. They serve four-year terms.
Buying Union
Kaiser Permanente now on AFL-CIO “unfair” lists
With members of UFCW Local 555 on strike, the Oregon AFL-CIO and Northwest Oregon Labor Council have designated Kaiser as an unfair employer.
Building our communities
A balloon hat? Or a balloon sword?
About 2,000 union members and their families came out to the Labor Day picnic held at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds this year.
Building our communities
NW Oregon Labor Council Annual Labor Awards
Over a dozen union members were honored for outstanding contributions to labor and the community June 3 at an annual appreciation dinner.
Union democracy
Laurie Wimmer picked to lead Northwest Oregon Labor Council
After a lifetime of engagement with labor and politics, Wimmer brings decades of high-level experience to the job.
Union democracy
Laurie Wimmer to lead NW Oregon Labor Council
Retired teachers union lobbyist Laurie Wimmer was elected unopposed Feb. 27 for executive secretary-treasurer of NW Oregon Labor Council.
Culture
Labor Day picnic will return in 2023—but not at Oaks Park
The Northwest Oregon Labor Council's event, which drew 12,000 in a typical year, went on hiatus during the COVID pandemic.
Union democracy
Cottrill and Wimmer contend for NOLC top office
Executive secretary-treasurer, a full-time staff position, has been vacant since Thomas Mosher left in November.
Union democracy
Northwest Oregon Labor Council needs top officer
The executive secretary-treasurer leads a local council of the AFL-CIO with 76 local union affiliates totaling 53,000 union members.
Union democracy
Thomas Mosher exits Labor Council for job in PA
In August, he got an offer he couldn’t turn down: return to his former home of Philadelphia to work for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
Union democracy
SAG-AFTRA officer moves on
Union actor Harold Phillips is wrapping up a run as a Portland-area labor activist after close to three decades in the city.
Culture
Why the Oaks Park Labor Day picnic is no more
Event organizers say the long-running annual picnic was killed off by the park’s own management, which implemented a slew of recent changes.
