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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Richard Trumka
In Memoriam
Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, dies at 72
Trumka was the fifth person to serve as president since the AFL-CIO was formed in 1955, and was the first AFL-CIO president to die in office.
Comment
Rich would want us to not miss a beat
Rich Trumka believed in the potential of strong local and state labor movements, and invested and supported state federations like ours.
Trade
AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty
For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.
Green Jobs
Merkley bill: Green jobs should be union jobs
A bill in the U.S. Senate would incentivize private renewable energy projects to sign union-brokered project labor agreements and follow the federal government’s Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirements for construction.
National
Trump denounces America’s top labor leader … on Labor Day
The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
Trade
An end to NAFTA?
A new two-nation trade deal with Mexico could take the place of the three-nation agreement known as NAFTA.
National
TRUMP 100 DAYS: What’s his labor record so far?
Have Trump’s acts in office lived up to his pledge to put the American worker first?
National
Big Day for Billionaires
The Trump inauguration means a billionaire in the White House and cabinet spots for five more.
National
AFL-CIO plans national campaign for immigration reform
Proposal would end “shadow economy” of illegal and exploited workers
