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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Worker safety
OSHA silica rule: just a few more months, maybe
Exposed workers are dying, but business groups howl at the expense of prevention
Union Organizing
BrucePac’s immigrant workforce says no to union
Three years after a union campaign began at BrucePac, vote is more than 3-to-1 against unionizing
National
Lawyer games hamper NLRB effort to fulfill its mission
A federal judge strikes down reforms intended to reduce legal delays in union elections.
Worker safety
OSHA pulls rule on reporting ergonomics injuries
OSHA will hold off asking employers to record musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel on a form they already fill out.
National
Voters in four states ban union ‘card-check’
Voters in four Republican-dominated states passed measures Nov. 2 to ban the “card check” method of unionizing. But the measures may be struck down in the courts, because they encroach on rights protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
Worker safety
Ergonomic regulation reform put on the back burner
Nine years since a Republican Congress axed ergonomic regs, Ds show no appetite to reinstate them.
Workers Rights
Laborers union campaign at BrucePac becomes test case
By DON McINTOSH, Associate Editor
Two business groups, Associated Oregon Industries (AOI) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have chosen a union campaign at...
