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
Insulators Local 36 holds officer election by mail ballot
Ron Mathis was re-elected treasurer and Joel Hendrickson was elected recording secretary, succeeding his wife, Jessica.
Leadership transition at Machinists W24
Following the retirement of Noel Willet, Wayne Thompson now directs International Association of Machinists District Lodge W24.
Myers re-elected to represent Building Trades
Construction is booming. The challenge is to capture the billions still in the pipeline for union contractors and the members they employ.
Lou Christian re-elected as business manager of UA Local 290
Work is booming in Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 290, drawing over 700 travelers from other locals to meet demand.
City of Portland union coalition has new leadership
DCTU—a coalition of six unions—negotiates a collective bargaining agreement that covers about 1,100 City of Portland employees in all.
Bakers Local 114 members reelect officers to new term
Local 114 represents 1,160 workers at wholesale bakeries and at Kroger, Safeway and Albertson’s who decorate cakes or bake from scratch.
Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council elects officers
The council coordinates project labor agreements and political activity for two dozen building trades unions totaling over 20,000 members.
Union coalitions at shipyards, Portland, PPS under new leadership
Local 290 rep Pat Christensen's retirement left vacant leadership spots at the Metal Trades and union councils at PPS and City of Portland.
Three more years for Clay and Anderson
UFCW Local 555 has seen fast growth and contract and legislative breakthroughs, but fights lie ahead.
Sheet Metal union restructures
The new SMART Northwest Regional Council covers 9,500 members in five locals in seven states.
Iron Workers Regional Shop Local 516 elects officers
All positions were unopposed.
Richartz reelected to lead Laborers Local 483
Local 483 represents over 1,000 workers who maintain roads, sewers and parks and staff rec facilities for Portland, Metro, Silverton, Mt. Angel, and PDX.
Introducing IUPAT Local 101
Drywall finishers in Oregon and Southwest Washington now have their own union local.
Travis Eri unopposed for a sixth three-year term at IBEW 125
Local 125 represents electric utility workers, power line clearance tree trimmers, and workers who construct and maintain transmission lines and substations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
OFNHP elects new set of leaders
Kaiser RN Jodi Barschow was elected to lead OFNHP at the head of a reform slate. Incumbent Adrienne Enghouse placed third.
Meet Jeff Gritz, new Laborers district council director
The Oregon and Southern Idaho District Council of Laborers has a new leader and a new crew.
Elevator Constructors Local 23 re-elects Randy Carmony
The 295 members of Local 23 build and maintain elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and dumbwaiters in Oregon and southwest Washington.
New leadership at Ironworkers Local 29
Challenger Jason Fussell outpolled incumbent Joe Bowers, becoming business manager effective Jan. 2.
UFCW Local 555 returns to original Kaiser union coalition
The union is leaving the recently-formed Alliance of Health Care Unions as of Jan. 1
NW Oregon Labor Council re-elects slate of officers
All ran unopposed for new four-year terms. Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle will officiate at a ceremonial swearing-in at the labor council’s Jan. 27 meeting.
