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.
Workers Rights
Rogue Ales puts chill on Teamsters Union campaign
When its minimum wage brewers sought a union, Rogue Ales lawyered up and fired two.
Federal lawsuit targets companies for labor trafficking
EEOC is suing companies that trafficked hundreds of foreign workers to Washington, Hawaii, Texas, and Mississippi.
State-by-state labor battles continue
Polls have continued to show an edge in public support for union rights.
Senators to NLRB: Don’t cave to GOP pressure on Boeing
Ten U.S. senators in asking the National Labor Relations Board to ignore political pressure.
Union workers under grave threat from Walmart expansion
A thousand UFCW members could lose jobs if Walmart opens 17 Portland-area stores as planned.
Portland Jobs with Justice celebrates 20th anniversary
Supporters filled a Portland Hilton ballroom May 14 to celebrate and remember.
Anti-union campaign causes private school closure
Enrollment drops after Portland French School spends $170,000 opposing efforts to join AFT.
Seattle theaters showcase their union support
Seattle theaters joined in the "We Are One" national day of action April 4 by putting up signs.
Koch brothers have presence in Oregon
Georgia-Pacific has changed since it was bought in 2005 by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch.
At UNITE HERE, gay rights leader bridges two movements
Gay civil rights leader Cleve Jones was a star guest April 20 at the kickoff of the newly-chartered Oregon chapter of Pride At Work.
Bob Tiernan will oversee bargaining at Dosha Salon
Newly unionized Dosha Salon and Spa hired former Oregon Republican Party chair Bob Tiernan to oversee bargaining.
Workers fired for Facebook posts; NLRB investigates
Employers are increasingly firing workers for Facebook rants. But that’s against federal labor law.
Pacific Northwest ‘We Are One’ rallies draw thousands
Attacks on public employee collective bargaining drew protests in more than 1,000 cities April 2-8.
GOP mounting attacks on unions nationwide
Statehouse Republicans are pushing bills to eliminate collective bargaining rights, end the prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and get rid of seniority protections.
Wisconsin governor’s union-busting ignites national backlash
The uprising began Feb. 11 when Republican Scott Walker proposed a law to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.
We are all Wisconsin: Nationwide fightback on the rise
A new crop of Republican governors has declared war on unions, provoking the biggest showdown since Reagan fired air traffic controllers in 1981.
Bill proposes ‘bereavement’ be added to Family Leave Act
A member of Bakers Union Local 114 is behind a bill in the Oregon Legislature.
Fired teacher at Portland French School reinstated
A federal judge ordered French citizen Patricia Raclot be offered her job back.
Bend Area Transit terminates union leader
The top union officer at Bend Area Transit has been fired for what he says are pretextual causes, after months of stepped-up scrutiny from management.
Voters in four states ban union ‘card-check’
Voters in four Republican-dominated states passed measures Nov. 2 to ban the “card check” method of unionizing. But the measures may be struck down in the courts, because they encroach on rights protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
