Are you a construction union apprentice or a recently graduated journeyman with kids? You could be eligible to get significant from the state of Oregon help paying for childcare. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/chil...
Dark Horse Comics is going union. Why? Workers at the popular comics publisher say prestige doesn’t pay. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/dark...
Machinists have ratified a new four-year contract with Weyerhaeuser. The four-year deal covers 1,160 loggers and mill workers in Oregon and Washington.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/machinists-ratify-new-four-year-contract-with-weyerhaeuser/
Portland City Council may soon consider capping Uber/Lyft’s grab of driver earnings. Uber and Lyft driver pay is down — even though rider cost is up. It's no mystery as to why.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/portland-may-look-at-capping-uber-lyfts-grab-of-driver-earnings/
A major labor law reform — a bill to speed up first union contracts — is heading to a vote in Congress.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/congress-to-vote-on-major-labor-law-reform/
The Trump Labor Department is turning back the clock to 2019. Its new overtime exemption rule will result in greater exploitation of low-paid managers and professionals. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/labo...
Portland City Council staff have unionized. The vote was 17 to join CWA Local 7901, 12 to join AFSCME Local 189, and 4 to remain non-union. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/port...
NO ROAD TO GLORY: Once all the Cesar Chavez street signs come down, few streets will remain that honor the contributions of organized labor. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/no-r...
A Portland street named for labor leader Cesar Chavez could soon come down. Instead of returning the street to 39th Avenue, a City Council proposal would change the name to Campesinos Boulevard — at a cost to the city of about $200,000. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/stre...
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Driver pay is down even though rider cost is up. It's no mystery as to why.
