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.
Union democracy
Davis to chair IBEW’s District 9 pension fund
IBEW Local 48 business manager Clif Davis will chair a pension fund with assets of over $600 million.
Clay, Anderson re-elected at UFCW 555
Oregon's largest private-sector union holds a leadership vote.
Matt Eleazer succeeds Keith Wright at Bricklayers Local 1
Keith Wright retired Sept. 1 after nearly six years as business manager of 600-member Bricklayers Local 1.
Jim Pauley succeeds Iron Workers’ Lee Worley
Portland Iron Worker Lee Worley has gone to work for the international union in DC.
Oregon AFL-CIO 52nd Convention
At a time when labor is under attack, delegates put aside differences to declare “We are one”
Oregon AFL-CIO gears up for biennial convention
A Sept. 26-28 meeting of the state labor federation will draw some of the state's top political figures.
Niemi elected president at SEIU 49; major contracts ahead
Meg Niemi — union organizer and longshoreman's stepdaughter — won election at 9,000-member SEIU 49.
AFT Local 111 changes name, elects president
Now it's Portland Federation of School Professionals Local 111.
Garnett tapped to top post at Roofers Local 49
He succeeds Michael Thompson, who stepped down mid-term.
Travis Eri elected to third term at IBEW Local 125
Members will need to show unity as multiple contracts come up for renewal.
Washington labor convenes in SeaTac for jam-packed convention
The state AFL-CIO released its ranking of Washington lawmakers, and it wasn't pretty.
Painters District Council 5 re-elects Sullivan, Bartunek
Denis Sullivan was re-elected business manager of Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 5.
Morgan re-elected to third term as business manager of Laborers 296
Local 296 represents laborers in construction, at the shipyards, heavy and highway and elsewhere.
Laborers Local 483 re-elects Beetle
In mail ballots counted June 15, Richard “Buz” Beetle was elected to a third three-year term as business manager of Laborers Local 483, outpolling challenger Ron McKinney 173 to 134.
Vancouver Laborers Local 335 re-elects Dave Ritchey
Ritchey defeated challenger Randy Dalton by nearly a 3-to-1 margin.
Laborers Local 320 re-elects business manager Dave Tischer
Tischer defeated challenger Robert Prominski by a wide margin.
Kevin Card to lead NALC state association
The state association coordinates politics and education for about 3,300 urban letter carriers in locals around the state.
Richards elected to third term as head of OPEIU Local 11
Mike Richards was re-elected by acclamation to a third term as head of Office and Professional Employees Local 11.
Oregon AFSCME recommits to message of solidarity
At Oregon AFSCME's convention, delegates approved a new media fund and a strengthened political fund.
Elevator Constructors Local 23 elects new business rep
Mike Bodendorfer defeated three others to succeed Frank Regalado as business representative.
