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 State Building and Construction Trades Council
Building our communities
‘Unite for the Knight’ helps raise $508 million
Labor and management coalition part of OHSU effort to raise $1 billion for cancer research
Jobs
FERC revises schedule on Jordan Cove LNG
The federal agency is looking at an alternative pipeline route to the proposed Coos Bay terminal
Jobs
Mayor Hales ‘blindsides’ labor after pulling support on $500 million propane gas terminal
The propane terminal drew loud opposition from the environmental community.
People
John Mohlis lands Compass Award from Port of Portland
John Mohlis, executive secretary of the Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council, received the Port of Portland’s 2014 Compass Award April 15 at...
In Memoriam
Robert Stanfill, 1923 – 2015
The Plasterers leader and WWII vet led the state building trades for 16 years
Oregon
John Kitzhaber resigns amid ‘media frenzy’
In spite of the recent scandal, unionists laud Kitzhaber for his labor record
Oregon
Labor gets ready for an action-packed session of the Oregon Legislature
With strong Democratic majorities in the state house and senate, the mood is optimistic
Building our communities
Labor joins with business to raise funds to knock out cancer
Phil Knight’s $500 million pledge spurs labor to join business for OHSU cancer research
Politics
Oregon Building Trades Council endorses Kitzhaber for re-election
Trades cite focus on industrial jobs and efforts to revive vocational training
Union democracy
Oregon building trades back Merkley for re-election
Delegates also commit to back construction projects and oppose two ballot measures
Workers Rights
Unions, allies, march for jobs on 50th anniversary of March on Washington
Rallies were held simultaneously around the country
Oregon
Unions see results in 2013 legislative session
Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure
Jobs
Columbia River Crossing: Dead in the water
The I-5 bridge project, along with promised construction jobs, ran aground in the Washington Senate.
Jobs
Proposed LNG export facility in Coos Bay would be union-built
Construction would span 42 months.
Politics
Sick leave mandate causes concern among building trades unions
Union leaders say it could get tricky in a high-wage, short-term industry like construction
Politics
Oregon Legislature moves on prevailing wage, union-busting, PERS, and tuition equity
Tuition equity, backed by Oregon AFL-CIO, moved swiftly to the governor's signature.
Jobs
Oregon Building Trades backs bill to build new bridge
House Bill 2800 would allow the state to borrow up to $450 million
Politics
Labor readies agenda for the 2013 Oregon Legislature
On the agenda: Columbia River Crossing, public sector union-busting, prevailing wage, and PERS.
Jobs
Oregon State Capitol becomes Niketown for a day
Building trades and the Oregon AFL-CIO support the tax method freeze for big companies.
Politics
Starr tells a Republican audience he’d lower prevailing wages as labor commissioner
A BOLI survey sets wage rates on public construction projects, but Starr says it's out of whack.
