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
Union democracy
Oregon AFL-CIO 52nd Convention
At a time when labor is under attack, delegates put aside differences to declare “We are one”
National
Congressman Peter DeFazio: A Message to Labor
Unionists hear a call to fight back in 2012 and make Wall Street pay.
Politics
Top Dems debate, seeking Oregon AFL-CIO backing
Delegates debate but make no endorsement in Oregon's 1st Congressional District.
Oregon/Washington
Trumka: ILWU dispute with 701 is jurisdictional
An Oregon AFL-CIO E-Board resolution condemning Operating Engineers Local 701 in a dispute with ILWU at Longview has been nullified by the national AFL-CIO.
Oregon/Washington
Oregon AFL-CIO gears up for biennial convention
A Sept. 26-28 meeting of the state labor federation will draw some of the state's top political figures.
Oregon/Washington
Unionized lawyers face pink slips
Oregon Law Center plans to lay off a third of its unionized staff, as managers remain untouched.
Oregon/Washington
Longshore union goes ‘all in’ at Longview grain terminal
A determined struggle by ILWU at a new grain terminal is complicated by the entry of another union.
National
AFL-CIO won’t hold endorsement vote until U.S. Rep. Wu’s resignation is official
The AFL-CIO’s next gathering is its state convention Sept. 25-28 in Eugene.
Oregon/Washington
Oregon Legislative session 2011 a mixed bag for labor
Oregon lawmakers wrapped up the 2011 Legislative session June 30. If there was anything memorable in it for working people, it was that lawmakers finally cut corporate tax breaks down to size … except when they were giving out new ones. It was also the year that the Oregon Legislature gave state agencies a new aspirational goal: Lay off managers, not just front-line state employees. In a state with 9.6 percent unemployment, the closest lawmakers got to passing a jobs bill was a pilot project that will employ some workers on energy efficiency retrofits of public schools, or maybe the new law removing procedural roadblocks to pipelines and other “linear” construction projects.
Portland
AFL’s Tom Chamberlain appointed to port commission
He joins ILWU's Bruce Holte and AFSCME's Ken Allen on the nine-member body.
Union democracy
Kevin Card to lead NALC state association
The state association coordinates politics and education for about 3,300 urban letter carriers in locals around the state.
Oregon/Washington
Oregon labor leaders to Congress: End the war
A group of 13 Oregon labor leaders urge the state's congressional delegation to the costly war in Afghanistan.
Politics
UFCW’s Witt explores possible congressional race against Wu
Union member (and state rep) Brad Witt is considering a primary challenge to Congressman David Wu.
National
Pacific Northwest ‘We Are One’ rallies draw thousands
Attacks on public employee collective bargaining drew protests in more than 1,000 cities April 2-8.
Buying Union
Buy America policy boosts manufacturing
Union ironworkers and electricians at United Streetcar in Clackamas were in the spotlight March 21 as U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stopped by.
Oregon
Oregon Legislature one third of the way through
Several bills backed by organized labor are progressing through the legislative process. Others are still at the starting line.
Politics
Hundreds rally in Salem for jobs and solidarity
Oregon AFL-CIO sponsored a March 7 “Jobs Rally” on the Oregon Capitol steps
National
Spirit of Madison at Oregon rallies
At a pair of rallies Feb. 25 and 26 in Portland and Salem, Oregonians showed solidarity with Midwest public workers.
Oregon
Kitzhaber taps Shepard for labor adviser
Duke Shepard has been Oregon AFL-CIO political director since January 2006.
Oregon
Unions prepare to defend working families agenda in Salem
Oregon’s citizen legislature convenes Feb. 1.
