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
Labor Council endorses Wheeler for mayor on second attempt
Wheeler faces 14 challengers in the May 19 primary.
Portland
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler falls short on labor council endorsement
Supporters will make another attempt to approve endorsement at the February 24 meeting.
Union democracy
NW Oregon Labor Council re-elects slate of officers
All ran unopposed for new four-year terms. Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle will officiate at a ceremonial swearing-in at the labor council’s Jan. 27 meeting.
Building our communities
Labor Appreciation Night raises $13,000 for community service
More than 300 labor leaders, elected officials and others attended the annual awards event.
Worker safety
Remembering those killed on the job
Workers Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout the world the week of April 28 to remember workers killed on the job.
Washington County
Labor Council endorses Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue District local option levy
The levy would maintain emergency response services and personnel.
Building our communities
IWW union hall vandalized
Local labor unionists pledge solidarity after the union hall is targeted by a right-wing group.
Jobs
Municipal broadband now before Portland City Council
Multnomah County and four other cities are waiting for Portland City Council to authorize its share of funding for a study of what it would cost to install fiber-optic cable door to door.
Jobs
Private monopolies failed to deliver fiber. Now it’s time for municipal broadband.
Coming soon to Portland City Council is a union-backed plan for public-owned Internet access that would be cheaper than Comcast and 40 times as fast.
Building our communities
2018 LABOR DAY PICNICS
On Labor Day, union members celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events for Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Worker safety
Remembering workers who died on the job
Attending the NW Oregon Labor Council's Workers Memorial Day service were nearly 50 family members of a road construction flagger who was struck and killed by a drunk driver May 23, 2017.
Politics
Northwest Oregon Labor Council backs Loretta Smith, Lynne Peterson, and incumbents in local races
NOLC, which covers Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Columbia counties, will vote on other local endorsements at its Feb. 26 meeting.
Portland
Voters renew PCC bond
The $185 million bond will pay to renovate a workforce training facility in Cully and expand the health technology building at Sylvania.
Politics
NW Oregon Labor Council endorses PCC bond renewal
The $185 million measure would not increase the tax rate, because it is a renewal of an expiring bond.
In Memoriam
Gary D. Kirkland, 1947-2017
As head of OPEIU Local 11, he negotiated contracts for workers at Northwest Natural.
Building our communities
Union members celebrate Labor Day
At Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, a crowd estimated at 12,000 turned out for a picnic sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
National
Will Sen. Jeff Merkley run for president in 2020?
At a union-sponsored Labor Day picnic, a suggestion that Merkley run in 2020 got enthusiastic applause.
Workers Rights
Burgerville workers wage one-store Labor Day strike for holiday pay
It's the latest action by the Burgerville Workers Union, which has been campaigning for affordable health benefits and a $5 an hour raise.
Building our communities
THIS YEAR’S LABOR DAY PICNICS
Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.
Collective bargaining
Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland
The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
