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 Labor Candidate School
Oregon
Labor’s chance to send a nurse to Salem
Filling Betsy Johnson’s former seat with a solid unionist would be a big win for labor advocates in Oregon.
Oregon
Union members running for office
A handful of union members are running for office on Oregon’s May 19 primary ballot, and thanks to the Oregon Labor Candidate School, they know how to campaign.
Oregon
A union guide to Oregon’s May 21 election
Oregon’s nonpartisan school board and special district elections tend to have very low turnout — as low as 34 percent. That means even more than usual, union voters can make a difference.
Oregon
Oregon union members are stepping up to run for office
Rachel Prusak, Mike Ellison, and Christy Inskip are just three of the Oregon union members who are making first-time runs for office this year.
Politics
Wanted: labor union members interested in running for office
The application deadline is Sept. 14 for the next session of the Oregon Labor Candidate School, a free one-Saturday-a-month course in the mechanics of political campaigns.
Politics
Union members are running for office
Tired of waiting for politicians to deliver? With help from Oregon Labor Candidate School, union members are running for office themselves.
Politics
Local labor union members are running for public office
In city, county, state and federal races, some have a fighting chance, while others are long shots.
Politics
Union candidate drops out of Oregon House race … after McDonald’s franchise owner gets leader support
By Don McIntosh, Associate editor
In our March 18 issue, in a story about union members who are running for office, I reported that nurses union...
Oregon
Oregon union members running for office
Eight Oregon Labor Candidate School grads are first-time candidates this year
Oregon
Most labor-backed candidates win office in Oregon special election
Of the 4 unionists on the May 19 ballot who went to Oregon Labor Candidates School, 3 won office
Oregon
Electing labor’s own
Four rank-and-file union members are vying for public office in Oregon's May 2015 ballot
Washington County
Worker advocate Kyle Allen runs for Hillsboro City Council
The Working America field operations director is a graduate of the Oregon Labor Candidate School
Politics
Union-backed candidates, measures do well in May primary
Six graduates of the Oregon Labor Candidates School won election in May
Politics
First crop of Labor Candidate School grads run for public office
Oregon unions are training up members to run for office
Oregon
Worker representation: Labor looks to its own ranks for candidates to support
This year in Oregon, as many as two dozen union members are candidates for public office.
