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.
Worker safety
White House releases OSHA rule on silica, after two-year delay
If implemented, the proposed OSHA rule would protect 2 million exposed workers.
Obama Administration quietly smothers rule to protect workers
Silica sickens 3,600 a year, but the White House has halted an OSHA rule 38 years in the making
Accident at Thompson Metal Fab takes life of Sheet Metal worker
Michael Carpenter, age 33, was killed on the job March 15.
Unions to remember fallen workers
Oregon workers who died on the job last year will be remembered at ceremonies in Portland and Salem
PIRG call center pulls the chairs out from under workers
A PIRG call center tosses ergonomic chairs and gives union workers stackable metal chairs to sit on
Hunger for justice
Hunger strikers demand GM take responsibility for injured workers in Colombia.
Unions to remember fallen workers
Oregon workers who died on the job last year will be remembered at ceremonies in Portland and Salem.
36 died on the job in Oregon in 2011
Another 6 Oregonians died in combat.
OR-OSHA ergonomics consultants can help prevent injuries
The Labor Press asked Oregon OSHA staff to identify some of the most common ergonomic hazards they find.
Work-related fatalities drop in Oregon, spike in Washington
In 2010, 17 Oregon workers and 86 Washington workers were killed on the job according to state agencies.
The most dangerous jobs in America
Fishers, loggers, and airplane pilots have the most dangerous jobs, while construction and transportation and warehousing had the most deaths overall.
OSHA pulls rule on reporting ergonomics injuries
OSHA will hold off asking employers to record musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel on a form they already fill out.
Poor economy leads to layoffs at OR-OSHA
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration has laid off 10 employees so far this year, including longtime labor liaison David Sparks.
Ergonomic regulation reform put on the back burner
Nine years since a Republican Congress axed ergonomic regs, Ds show no appetite to reinstate them.
Bus drivers’ union steers industry toward healthier workplace
Driving a bus might not be top of the list when most people think of hazardous occupations. Bus drivers aren’t rushing into burning buildings...
