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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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.
Politics
Saltzman seeks early endorsement from NW Oregon Labor Council
The Executive Board didn’t take any action on the request.
Multnomah County
Labor Council takes stand against soda tax initiative
The Labor Council is discouraging union members from signing the initiative petitions.
Building our communities
Northwest Oregon Labor Council banquet recognizes union supporters, raises cash for labor charity
The Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night banquet raised a record $21,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.
Politics
May primary election results for Northwest Oregon
Passage of two big bonds is good news for local building trades unions
Multnomah County
Building trades, labor council back Mt. Hood Community College bond effort
If approved, the $75 million bond would be the first new bond passed for the college since 1974.
Worker safety
Union ceremony remembers workers who died on the job
Sixty-six Oregon workers lost their lives to preventable accidents in 2016.
Building our communities
Union members score big with bowling fundraiser for MDA
Eighty-five bowlers representing 21 union-sponsored teams raised $8,536.52 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association April 9.
Politics
Labor weighs in on May school board and bond elections
Most of the endorsements are for school boards and school bond measures.
In Memoriam
Lon Imel, 1929-2017
Imel, a unionist since 1951, headed the NW Oregon Labor Council and served as labor liaison for Congressmembers Les AuCoin and Elizabeth Furse.
