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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United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Union democracy
Carpenters international union dissolves eight Northwest locals
United Brotherhood of Carpenters transferred more than 19,000 members into five newly chartered locals. No explanation was given.
Trade
Laid-off Oregon union millwright goes to D.C.
Steve Phillips of AWPPW – Rep. DeFazio’s guest at State of the Union – didn’t like what he heard.
Building our communities
Labor Roundtable holds awards dinner
Vancouver group names Temple Lentz of OFNHP "union member of the year"
Oregon/Washington
Carpenters dissolve 15 locals, charter four new locals
UBC created four new super-locals of general carpenters, millwrights, pile drivers, and drywall carpenters.
