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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National
Biden: ‘Let’s finish the job’
Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.
Politics
Val Hoyle vies to carry on DeFazio’s labor legacy
Union leaders winced when they learned a labor champion was leaving Congress. Now a candidate with strong labor ties looks to succeed him.
Oregon
Union ally announces run for Oregon Labor Commissioner
Civil rights attorney Christina Stephenson is running for Oregon Labor Commissioner. That likely comes as a relief to Oregon labor leaders. Â
Workers Rights
Oregon labor commissioner won’t let employers fire workers who lack child care
A temporary rule interprets state law to say that employers with over 25 workers must allow up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for workers to care for their children whose school or daycare has been closed.
Oregon
At BOLI, a labor champion takes the reins
Newly installed Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle has had lifelong ties to the union movement, and named several labor figures to her staff.
Union democracy
Building Trades back Governor Kate Brown for re-election
Building Trades union delegates also heard from Republicans Dennis Richardson and Greg Walden.
