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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SEIU Local 503
Collective bargaining
Oregon university strike averted
Tentative deal includes modest raises for 4,300 support workers.
Collective bargaining
Oregon University System workers file strike notice
Some 4,200 classified workers at seven state universities could strike Sept. 30
Collective bargaining
SEIU 503 prepares to strike at 7 Oregon universities
Wages are a key sticking point for 4,200 university support workers.
Collective bargaining
Oregon unions sign tentative pacts for 22,000 state workers
SEIU and AFSCME members will get modest cost-of-living raises
Collective bargaining
Oregon University System getting tough with unions
OUS wants union rights concessions, a shift in health costs and raises less than inflation
Politics
Portland-area labor endorsements for May 21 election
Portland fluoridation fails to get 2/3 at NOLC, but labor endorses Metro levy, school board races
Jobs
Five protesters arrested at Salem mail processing facility
About 100 union members will lose jobs if the Salem plant closes in June.
Union Organizing
Five years in, still no flood of unionization through card check
Just 2,487 public employees have unionized since Oregon's card check law passed.
Politics
Labor readies agenda for the 2013 Oregon Legislature
On the agenda: Columbia River Crossing, public sector union-busting, prevailing wage, and PERS.
In Memoriam
Ken Spray, 1947-2012
The Heppner native worked for many union locals throughout his career.
Health Care
Health insurance ate my pension
What some unions are doing about out-of-control health care costs
Workers Rights
Parry Center workers reject campaign to bust their union
Now workers must get a contract at a non-profit that spent $65,000+ to bust the union.
Oregon
U.S. Bank drops ATM fees for unemployed after union protest
Oregon’s state treasurer appears to have responded to SEIU’s appeal to bargain better terms.
Collective bargaining
Oregon home care workers protest wage and benefit cuts
Oregon is cutting hours and proposing health care cuts for $10.20 an hour home care workers.
Collective bargaining
Oregon public employee unions reach deal with state
Union bargainers agree — for the first time — to give up fully-paid health coverage.
Union Organizing
SEIU Local 503 adds 7,700 new home care members
Over 7,000 state-paid personal service providers joined SEIU Local 503 June 2, making it the state’s largest union.
Oregon/Washington
Thousands at Capitol rally for a ‘Better Way’
State workers call for more efficient government, fewer managers, and more taxes on the wealthy.
Oregon/Washington
Labor scrambles to find ways to lessen state budget cuts
Oregonians would rather see some taxes increased than watch wholesale cuts to education, public safety and social services. But Republicans are calling for further tax cuts.
Oregon/Washington
US Bank gets use of state funds, but nicks unemployed with fees
US Bancorp has a contract with Oregon to make unemployment and child support available through ATMs.
People
Single mom, former waitress to lead SEIU Local 503
Fourteen years ago, Heather Conroy was waiting tables in Northwest Portland. On Nov. 12, she’ll take the reins of Oregon’s second-largest union. Conroy won election in a three-way race, and will succeed Leslie Frane as executive director of 45,000-member SEIU Local 503.
