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
NLRB rules BrucePac firings broke federal labor law
BrucePac broke labor law when it fired workers for supporting a union campaign, says a federal judge.
Laborers union campaign at BrucePac becomes test case
By DON McINTOSH, Associate Editor
Two business groups, Associated Oregon Industries (AOI) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have chosen a union campaign at...
BrucePac faces NLRB charges in mass firing of pro-union workers
Cooked meat producer BrucePac fired at least 17 union supporters just weeks into a union campaign.
Labor still reeling from 1981 PATCO strike
The strike had a broad impact on labor, says Georgetown University history professor Joseph McCartin.
Portland cabbies stage wildcat strike at Broadway Cab
In a series of job actions, over 100 Broadway Cab drivers oppose a money grab by the company.
