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Northwest Labor Press Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. The Northwest Labor Press is an independent, union-supported newspaper.

Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. There are few other publications like it in the United States. Founded in 1900 by a consortium of trade unions, it’s one of the nation’s oldest labor movement newspapers. Our focus is on the Portland metro area, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest, but we also report on national and global issues.

Why Food Chains Taste Worse (And Cost More).
10/06/2026

Why Food Chains Taste Worse (And Cost More).

Why Food Chains Taste Worse (And Costs More)

COMMENT: Without major new transmission capacity, the Northwest risks grid unreliability, higher electricity costs, and ...
10/06/2026

COMMENT: Without major new transmission capacity, the Northwest risks grid unreliability, higher electricity costs, and failed clean energy goals.

Without major new transmission capacity, the Northwest risks grid unreliability, higher electricity costs, and failed clean energy goals.

Newly signed Oregon legislation will improve workers compensation benefits. Starting Jan. 1, injured workers will receiv...
10/05/2026

Newly signed Oregon legislation will improve workers compensation benefits. Starting Jan. 1, injured workers will receive increased wage replacement. That will make a real difference for lower-income injured workers.

Starting Jan. 1, injured workers will receive increased wage replacement. That will make a real difference for lower-income injured workers.

NLRB slaps down a set of bad faith anti-union legal filings by KGW-TV against IBEW Local 48.
10/05/2026

NLRB slaps down a set of bad faith anti-union legal filings by KGW-TV against IBEW Local 48.

A set of bad faith anti-union legal filings by KGW-TV against IBEW Local 48 have met their end.

Portland’s VA Medical Center may award a $12 million elevator modernization contract to a Florida company whose owner is...
10/05/2026

Portland’s VA Medical Center may award a $12 million elevator modernization contract to a Florida company whose owner is on trial for fraud.

Portland’s VA Medical Center may award a $12 million elevator modernization contract to a Florida company whose owner is on trial for fraud.

Dog days at the union hall? Machinists District W24 made space for Guide Dogs of America to hold a pivotal training.
10/05/2026

Dog days at the union hall? Machinists District W24 made space for Guide Dogs of America to hold a pivotal training.

Machinists District W24 made space for Guide Dogs of America to hold a pivotal training.

Will voters send a logger to the statehouse? Longview union leader Terry Carlson is looking to unseat an anti-labor Repu...
10/05/2026

Will voters send a logger to the statehouse? Longview union leader Terry Carlson is looking to unseat an anti-labor Republican in Washington’s 19th District.

Longview union leader Terry Carlson is looking to unseat an anti-labor Republican in Washington’s 19th District.

Union approval is at its highest level in 61 years. The latest Gallup poll also says Americans mostly want more union po...
09/21/2026

Union approval is at its highest level in 61 years. The latest Gallup poll also says Americans mostly want more union power, but they don’t think it’s likely.

Americans mostly want more union power, but they don’t think it’s likely.

Portland will phase out Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The former 39th Avenue will be called Campesinos Boulevard.
09/18/2026

Portland will phase out Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The former 39th Avenue will be called Campesinos Boulevard.

The former 39th Avenue will be called Campesinos Boulevard.

Oregon State University is opposing a union of women basketball players. The public university has hired a top anti-unio...
09/18/2026

Oregon State University is opposing a union of women basketball players. The public university has hired a top anti-union law firm to stop the players union.

The public university has hired a top anti-union law firm to stop the players union.

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