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NW Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper, in print since 1900.
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Seeing UA Local 290 members struggling, Dave Stahly rolled up his sleeves and got busy. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/buil...
Building a legacy of help for fellow union members
Seeing Local 290 members struggling, Dave Stahly rolled up his sleeves and got busy.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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BOLI is ending its $25.34 threshold for wage complaints. The agency earlier stopped investigating wage claims except for low-wage workers — because it was far behind trying to investigate all wage claims. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/boli...
BOLI ends $25.34 threshold for wage complaints
BOLI earlier stopped investigating wage claims except for low-wage workers — because it was far behind trying to investigate all wage claims.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Thursday, Liz Nichols was pouring concrete near McDaniel High School. Saturday, she attended an art exhibit: her own. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/tool...
Toolbox Gallery aims to elevate the art of the trades
Thursday, Liz Nichols was pouring concrete near McDaniel High School. Saturday, she attended an art exhibit: her own.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Deep cuts are coming to Oregon higher ed. PSU's proposed cuts could result in the elimination of more than 200 full-time faculty and staff positions.
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Deep cuts coming to Oregon higher ed
PSU's proposed cuts could result in the elimination of more than 200 full-time faculty and staff positions.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Oregon is not a military target, says @graham-oregon.bsky.social of @oregonaflcio.bsky.social This blatant federal overreach endangers our families, freedoms, and futures. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/oreg...
Oregon is not a military target
This blatant federal overreach endangers our families, freedoms, and futures.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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University of Oregon trampled student worker rights, agency says nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/univ...
University of Oregon trampled student worker rights, agency says
The violations stem from a union organizing campaign among undergraduate student workers in 2022 and 2023.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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A Union Guide to the November 2025 election: There’s a low-key election this Nov. 4. Turnout will be low. Union households can make a difference — if they vote.
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A Union Guide to the November 2025 election
There’s a low-key election this Nov. 4. Turnout will be low. Union households can make a difference — if they vote.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Union bargaining with Multnomah County has now stretched out three months past expiration of the most recent contract. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/afsc...
AFSCME Local 88 presses Multnomah County for $3 raises
Bargaining with Multnomah County has now stretched out three months past expiration of the most recent contract.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Starbucks fired three Portland-area union supporters last month. Their crime? Writing union slogans on the sidewalk outside their store. @sbworkersunited.org   nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/star...
Starbucks fires three pro-union baristas
Starbucks fired three Portland-area union supporters last month. Their crime? Writing union slogans on the sidewalk outside their store.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Kaiser Permanente workers are on strike in four states. After decades of labor peace, it’s now the fourth strike at Kaiser since 2023. @ofnhp.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/kais...
Kaiser Permanente workers on strike in four states
Following decades of labor peace, it’s the fourth strike at Kaiser since 2023.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Miller Paint is now union. Following its purchase by Rodda, Miller Paint workers rejoined Painters Local 1094 as production shifts to Rodda’s Portland plant. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/mill...
Miller Paint now union
Following its purchase by Rodda, Miller Paint workers rejoined Painters Local 1094 as production shifts to Rodda’s Portland plant.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Union nurses say Tylenol is safe for pregnant women and condemned recent statements by President Donald Trump that advised pregnant women to “avoid Tylenol at all costs.” @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/unio...
Union nurses say Tylenol is safe for pregnant women
Oregon Nurses Association condemned recent statements by President Donald Trump that advised pregnant women to “avoid Tylenol at all costs.”
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October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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How Roofers and Laborers rescued a Mounted Explorer post. A scout troop's hay barn was on its last legs. Then the Union Sportsmens Alliance stepped in with volunteers from Roofers Local 49 and Laborers Local 737. @weareliuna.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/roof...
Roofers and Laborers ride to the rescue of a Mounted Explorer post
Union volunteers from Roofers Local 49 and Laborers Local 737 saved a Gresham hay barn for Mounted Explorer Post 686 in September.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Workers at Portland’s independent police review unit hope contract bargaining can save their jobs @oregonafscme.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/work...
Workers at Portland’s independent police review unit hope contract bargaining can save their jobs
Portland’s IPR workers picket as contract talks stall, seeking job security in the new Office of Community-based Police Accountability.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Union members have superior benefits. BLS data shows union employees are more likely to have employer-provided health insurance and retirement benefits than non-union workers. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/unio...
Union members have superior benefits
BLS data shows union employees are more likely to have employer-provided health insurance and retirement benefits than non-union workers.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 says NW College of Construction is flouting state law. As portrayed in a complaint with the state, "employee" reps on non-union apprenticeship boards sound like an episode of ‘Undercover Boss.’ | @smart-union.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/loca...
Local 16 says NW College of Construction flouts state law
‘Employee’ reps in non-union apprenticeships feel like an episode of ‘Undercover Boss’ as portrayed in a complaint to the State of Oregon.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON: In a community divided by partisan feeling, a retired union millworker wants a return to common sense and good government. He's challenging the mayor, and may be on track to win the election. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/unio...
Union millworker takes on Longview mayor
In a community divided by partisan feeling, a retired member of AWPPW wants a return to common sense and good government.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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4,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in Oregon and Washington are set to strike Oct. 14 for up to five days. Their contract expired Sept. 30. nwlaborpress.org/2025/10/kais...
Kaiser Permanente staff may strike over pay, staffing
4,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in Oregon and Washington are set to strike Oct. 14 for up to five days. Their contract expired Sept. 30.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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"In the United States, almost all union meetings are run according to a system of rules called Robert’s Rules of Order. With just a little knowledge, any union member or delegate can be a participant, not just a spectator."

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Demystifying Robert’s Rules
Don’t let rules and a bit of jargon intimidate you. Robert’s Rules is a democratic “user manual” for running orderly and fair meetings.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Farmworkers at Windmill Mushrooms are fighting for just conditions: Sign this petition and demand that Instar and Windmill recognize the union and stop harmful labor practices.
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms

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NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION UNION RECOGNITION FOR WINDMILL FARMS WORKERS NOW SIGN THE PETITION LINK IN CAPTION #BOYCOTTWINDMILLMUSHROOMS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? AFTER YEARS OF POOR CONDITIONS UNDER OSTROM, MAJORITY OF WORKERS VOTED TO UNIONIZE. ⬇️ WINDMILL FARMS, FINANCED BY INSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, BUYS OSTROM. ⬇️ WORKERS WERE FIRED AND PRESSURED TO ACCEPT REHIRE AT LOWER PAY, SOMETIMES IN UNFAMILIAR POSITIONS WITHOUT TRAINING. UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT DO WE DEMAND? ATTN: CEO OF INSTAR, GREGORY J. SMITH CEO OF WINDMILL FARMS, GREG OGIBA ACCOUNTABILITY: “FAIR AND SAFE TREATMENT" FOR WORKERS NOW WINDMILL FARMS SUNNYSIDE, WA WORKER STATEMENT: "AT WINDMILL FARMS WE ARE MISTREATED. WE ARE SCOLDED FOR NOT DOING THE WORK PROPERLY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING WHAT IS ASKED. WE ARE SHUNNED FOR ASKING THE SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND WE FEAR SPEAKING WITH OUR CO-WORKERS." WORKERS DESERVE A UNION NOW SIGN THE LINK IN CAPTION
September 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Nearly four years after the first Starbucks coffee shop unionized, workers still don’t have a contract. @sbworkersunited.org nwlaborpress.org/2025/09/star...
Starbucks bargaining at a standstill
Nearly four years after the first Starbucks coffee shop unionized, workers still don’t have a contract.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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New Seasons Labor Union votes to join UE union. Members also considered affiliating with Teamsters Local 162 but in an online membership vote held July 31, 65% chose UE over Local 162. nwlaborpress.org/2025/09/new-...
New Seasons Labor Union votes to join UE union
Members also considered affiliating with Teamsters Local 162 but in an online membership vote held July 31, 65% chose UE over Local 162.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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LCSA: Labor’s safety net in times of crisis. The group helps union members who have been referred by their union — 1,039 of them in 2024. nwlaborpress.org/2025/09/lcsa...
LCSA: Labor’s safety net in times of crisis
LCSA helps union members who have been referred by their union — 1,039 of them in 2024.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Newport Symphony goes union nwlaborpress.org/2025/09/newp... @afm-union.bsky.social
Newport Symphony goes union
The symphony’s board granted voluntary recognition in July, pending a check of signed union authorization cards that was completed in August.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Trump has closed the de minimis trade loophole. Since Aug. 29, products delivered by mail to individual consumers have faced the same tariffs as those arriving in shipping containers. nwlaborpress.org/2025/09/trum...
Trump closes de minimis trade loophole
Since Aug. 29, products delivered by mail to individual consumers have faced the same tariffs as those arriving in shipping containers.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM