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Cake decorators on track to make $25.03 an hour in new three-year union contracts at Fred Meyer and QFC. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/cake...
Cake decorators on track to make $25.03
The three-year deals set terms of work at Fred Meyer and QFC.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Cake decorators on track to make $25.03 an hour in new three-year union contracts at Fred Meyer and QFC. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/cake...
AFSCME has organized workers in the Portland City Attorney’s office. And in a break with past stances, the City actually reorganized the office slightly to allow more workers to have union representation. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/afsc...
AFSCME organizes workers in the Portland City Attorney’s office
In a break with past stances, the City actually reorganized the office slightly to allow more workers to have union representation.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
AFSCME has organized workers in the Portland City Attorney’s office. And in a break with past stances, the City actually reorganized the office slightly to allow more workers to have union representation. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/afsc...
Kaiser is inching closer to a new union contract. But with the last contracts having expired Sept. 30, this is the longest Kaiser workers have gone without a new contract in more than 25 years @ofnhp.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/kais...
Kaiser inches closer to a new union contract
With the last contracts having expired Sept. 30, this is the longest Kaiser workers have gone without a new contract in more than 25 years.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kaiser is inching closer to a new union contract. But with the last contracts having expired Sept. 30, this is the longest Kaiser workers have gone without a new contract in more than 25 years @ofnhp.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/kais...
OHSU has reached a tentative deal with AFSCME. If approved, the contract would raise wages 10% for 8,000 workers nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/ohsu...
OHSU reaches tentative deal with AFSCME
If approved, the contract would raise wages 10% for 8,000 workers.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
OHSU has reached a tentative deal with AFSCME. If approved, the contract would raise wages 10% for 8,000 workers nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/ohsu...
Mushroom workers are taking their fight to the Washington Supreme Court. Fired and rehired with lower pay, their lawsuit will test the validity of forced arbitration agreements. @ufw.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/mush...
Mushroom workers take fight to Washington Supreme Court
Fired and rehired with lower pay, mushroom workers now face a Washington Supreme Court test of forced arbitration agreements.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Mushroom workers are taking their fight to the Washington Supreme Court. Fired and rehired with lower pay, their lawsuit will test the validity of forced arbitration agreements. @ufw.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/mush...
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Trump's picks for the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB's new top prosecutor comes from a law firm whose clients include notorious union-busters. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/u-s-...
U.S. Senate confirms Trump picks for NLRB
Trump’s pick for NLRB top prosecutor is a partner at a law firm whose clients include notorious union-busters.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Trump's picks for the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB's new top prosecutor comes from a law firm whose clients include notorious union-busters. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/u-s-...
A plywood mill closure is hitting tiny Weed, California, hard. Roseburg Forest Products employed 140 union machinists at the California mill. @machinistsunion.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/mill...
Mill closure hits Weed hard
Roseburg Forest Products employed 140 union machinists at the California mill.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
A plywood mill closure is hitting tiny Weed, California, hard. Roseburg Forest Products employed 140 union machinists at the California mill. @machinistsunion.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/mill...
2025 IN LABOR: As reported in the Northwest Labor Press, the year's biggest developments for the labor movement in Oregon and Southwest Washington. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/2025...
2025 in labor
As reported in the Northwest Labor Press, here are the biggest developments for the labor movement in Oregon and Southwest Washington in 2025.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
2025 IN LABOR: As reported in the Northwest Labor Press, the year's biggest developments for the labor movement in Oregon and Southwest Washington. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/2025...
2025 IN LABOR: As reported in the Northwest Labor Press, the year's biggest developments for the labor movement in Oregon and Southwest Washington. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/2025...
2025 in labor
As reported in the Northwest Labor Press, here are the biggest developments for the labor movement in Oregon and Southwest Washington in 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
2025 IN LABOR: As reported in the Northwest Labor Press, the year's biggest developments for the labor movement in Oregon and Southwest Washington. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/2025...
Legacy strike ends as workers vote on second tentative agreement @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/lega...
Legacy strike ends as workers vote on second tentative agreement
Two other units joined the picket line in two-day solidarity strikes.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Legacy strike ends as workers vote on second tentative agreement @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/lega...
Why Operating Engineers Local 701 wages will rise $3.50 an hour Jan. 1 (and $9.50 an hour total over three years): A union contract nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/loca...
Local 701 wages will rise $9.50 an hour
A typical journeyman heavy construction equipment operator will earn $62 an hour by the end of the contract.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Why Operating Engineers Local 701 wages will rise $3.50 an hour Jan. 1 (and $9.50 an hour total over three years): A union contract nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/loca...
Since the start of 2025, we’ve reported over 400 stories. Here's an update about what’s happened since we last reported on some of them. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/2025...
2025: The rest of the story
Since the start of 2025, we’ve reported over 400 stories. Here's an update about what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Since the start of 2025, we’ve reported over 400 stories. Here's an update about what’s happened since we last reported on some of them. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/2025...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
They increasingly see themselves as rank-and-file workers who have traditional gripes with their companies.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
COMMENT: WHY I'M THANKFUL FOR THE UNION A union contract is the rare guarantee in an uncertain world, binding employer, employee, and union for stability and fairness on the job. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/why-...
Why I’m thankful: the union
A union contract is the rare guarantee in an uncertain world, binding employer, employee, and union for stability and fairness on the job.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
COMMENT: WHY I'M THANKFUL FOR THE UNION A union contract is the rare guarantee in an uncertain world, binding employer, employee, and union for stability and fairness on the job. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/why-...
Seeking merger approval, Union Pacific is promising unions job security. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/seek...
Seeking merger approval, Union Pacific promises unions job security
Union Pacific announced in July that it wants to acquire Norfolk Southern for $85 billion.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Seeking merger approval, Union Pacific is promising unions job security. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/seek...
Facing a federal crackdown on DEI, Portland is pausing parts of its workforce equity pact while it waits for new disparity studies.
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Portland construction workforce equity agreement at risk
Facing a federal crackdown on DEI, Portland pauses parts of its workforce equity pact and approves new disparity studies.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Facing a federal crackdown on DEI, Portland is pausing parts of its workforce equity pact while it waits for new disparity studies.
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Southwest Washington contractor Rotschy faces a fine of $184K after an excavator bucket crushed a worker. The pattern of unsafe practices could result in being placed on L&I’s severe violators list. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/rots...
Rotschy fined $184K after excavator bucket crushes worker
The pattern of unsafe practices could result in being placed on L&I’s severe violators list.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Southwest Washington contractor Rotschy faces a fine of $184K after an excavator bucket crushed a worker. The pattern of unsafe practices could result in being placed on L&I’s severe violators list. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/rots...
Base Isolators and Marble Slabs: From the rotunda to the foundation, union workers are wrapping up the overhaul of Oregon’s Capitol for the next century.
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Base Isolators and Marble Slabs: Inside the union-made overhaul of the Oregon Capitol
From rotunda to foundation, union workers rebuilt Oregon’s Capitol for the next century.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Base Isolators and Marble Slabs: From the rotunda to the foundation, union workers are wrapping up the overhaul of Oregon’s Capitol for the next century.
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A binding arbitrator’s decision is supposed to be binding. But PSU says it may refuse to obey an arbitrator's order to reinstate 10 laid-off faculty. @psuaaup.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/psu-...
PSU says it may refuse to obey arbitrator’s order
The arbitrator’s decision to reinstate 10 laid-off faculty was supposed to be binding.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A binding arbitrator’s decision is supposed to be binding. But PSU says it may refuse to obey an arbitrator's order to reinstate 10 laid-off faculty. @psuaaup.bsky.social nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/psu-...
Just cause for all? A long-shot ballot initiative proposes to extend union ‘just cause’ protections to all Oregon workers. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/just...
Just cause for all?
A long-shot ballot initiative proposes to extend union ‘just cause’ protections to all Oregon workers.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just cause for all? A long-shot ballot initiative proposes to extend union ‘just cause’ protections to all Oregon workers. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/just...
Researchers are at impasse with Oregon Health & Science University after bargaining stalled over proposals for a living wage. That means the bargaining unit of over 1,700 research workers is one step closer to a strike. @Oregon_AFSCME nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/ohsu...
OHSU researchers at impasse after stalls on a living wage
A bargaining unit of over 1,700 research workers at Oregon Health & Science University is one step closer to a strike.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Researchers are at impasse with Oregon Health & Science University after bargaining stalled over proposals for a living wage. That means the bargaining unit of over 1,700 research workers is one step closer to a strike. @Oregon_AFSCME nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/ohsu...
Journalists at the Portland Mercury now have their first union contract. It probably didn’t hurt that the Seattle-area labor council invested in the media company. @portlandmercury.com
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Portland Mercury journalists get first union contract
It probably didn’t hurt that the Seattle-area labor council invested in the media company.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Journalists at the Portland Mercury now have their first union contract. It probably didn’t hurt that the Seattle-area labor council invested in the media company. @portlandmercury.com
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The Portland Rock Gym has agreed to recognize its employees’ union. Through unionizing, climbing instructors, coaches and staff hope to secure better wages, staffing and scheduling. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/port...
Portland Rock Gym agrees to recognize union
Climbing instructors, coaches and staff hope to secure better wages, staffing and scheduling.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Portland Rock Gym has agreed to recognize its employees’ union. Through unionizing, climbing instructors, coaches and staff hope to secure better wages, staffing and scheduling. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/port...
The Legacy hospital strike is set to grow this week as other units prepare to walk out. Pediatric and Go Health providers will strike in solidarity. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/lega...
Legacy strike is set to grow with as other units prepare to walk out
Pediatric and Go Health providers will strike in solidarity.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Legacy hospital strike is set to grow this week as other units prepare to walk out. Pediatric and Go Health providers will strike in solidarity. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/lega...
A Portland-area union campaign is delivering gifts to 500 children this year. In the Presents from Partners campaign, union volunteers donate, shop, sort and deliver gifts to union families that are facing hardship. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/unio...
Union volunteers deliver gifts to 500 children
In the Presents from Partners campaign, union volunteers donate, shop, sort and deliver gifts to union families that are facing hardship.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A Portland-area union campaign is delivering gifts to 500 children this year. In the Presents from Partners campaign, union volunteers donate, shop, sort and deliver gifts to union families that are facing hardship. nwlaborpress.org/2025/12/unio...