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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Oregon AFL-CIO
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.
Oregon
Rayfield appoints labor advisors
The Oregon Attorney General-elect wants advice on how to respond to possible future actions by the incoming Trump administration.
Union democracy
Oregon’s largest union rejoins the Oregon AFL-CIO
The re-affiliation of SEIU Local 503 has in the works for a year and a half.
Union democracy
Merger forms Coast to Cascades labor chapter
The new chapter combines the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter with the Linn-Benton-Lincoln Central Labor Chapter.
Union democracy
SEIU Local 503 rejoins the Oregon AFL-CIO
The phased-in re-affiliation will boost Oregon's premier union federation by 30%. It also signifies greater labor unity.
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.
Worker safety
Workers Memorial: a solemn reminder
Every year, the national AFL-CIO produces a report on the state of worker safety and health in America, titled Death on the Job.
Culture
Together we rise
An new mural at the Oregon AFL-CIO headquarters is the work of a talented Local 1094 sign painter, Bob Hansen.
Oregon
Labor-backed bills moving in short session
Oregon lawmakers are about halfway through the 2024 “short session,” a 35-day session often referred to as a legislative sprint.
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.
People
PERSONNEL REPORT
Staff changes at OPEIU Local 11, Oregon AFSCME, Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon Building Trades, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley's office.
Union democracy
2023 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Report
Over 210 delegates and 100 honorary delegates and guests assembled Sept. 21-23 in Bend for the state’s biggest labor gathering.
Union democracy
Referee for democracy
Larry Taylor is on a mission: training members on how to use the tools of democracy in their unions.
Union democracy
Union nurse appointed to number two spot in Oregon AFL-CIO
Sarina Roher is a Kaiser Permanente RN and executive secretary of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP).
Oregon
Lawmakers end Oregon’s lowest-in-nation OSHA penalties
A bill to toughen OSHA penalties is on its way to Governor Kotek’s desk after committee room drama and a failed GOP attempt to gut the bill.
Oregon
Local unions. Local politics.
Want to show union solidarity? Consider voting in school board races. Local elections affect communities and the workers that live there.
Oregon
Bill says demolition is public work too
SB 594 would add demolition and hazardous waste removal to the requirement that prevailing wage be paid on public construction projects.
Comment
Lawmakers must center workers
Oregon workers are geared up to make real progress during this year's in-person legislative session, which kicked off on January 17.
Comment
2023: New Year, New Worker Protections
Several key laws championed by the Oregon labor movement went into effect this month, affirming Oregon's reputation of being "Union Strong."
People
Labor commisioner picks deputy straight out of the house of labor
Oregon AFL-CIO political and legislative director Jessica Giannettino Villatoro will serve as deputy to incoming BOLI Commissioner Christina Stephenson.
