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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Wage theft
Workers Rights
Wage thieves will soon face criminal prosecution in Multnomah County
District Attorney Mike Schmidt is teaming up with Val Hoyle’s labor bureau to go after employers who steal from workers.
Workers Rights
Multnomah County approves wage theft pilot
Starting July 1, union reps can volunteer to help enforce prevailing wage and wage and hour laws on County construction projects.
Workers Rights
Nonunion concrete contractor gets prison sentence in wage fraud case
Caught violating prevailing wage, he lied to investigators about repaying the money — and offered money to employees to lie and say he'd paid them.
Oregon
At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda in the final stretch
So much to do. And just three weeks to go.
Workers Rights
Oregon’s ‘incredible’ crackdown on wage theft
Oregon legislators passed a law that will make wage thieves tremble.
