Don McIntosh

@nwlaborpress

NW Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper in print since 1900; Twitter feed produced by editor Don McIntosh

Portland, Oregon

Joined March 2011

1KFollowing

3KFollowers

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 23

A unit of nearly 1,100 medical technicians and service workers at Providence’s largest Oregon hospital has voted join SEIU Local 49. | NW Labor Press nwlaborpress.org/2025/07/provid… @seiu49

nwlaborpress's tweet image. A unit of nearly 1,100 medical technicians and service workers at Providence’s largest Oregon hospital has voted join SEIU Local 49. | NW Labor Press nwlaborpress.org/2025/07/provid…
@seiu49

114

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 23

COMMENT: Trump's "big beautiful bill" is a bill that forces working families to pay higher bills, with an estimated $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, says @graham_oregon | NW Labor Press buff.ly/KSTbytM

nwlaborpress's tweet card. Trump's "big beautiful bill" is a bill that forces working families to pay higher bills, with an estimated $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid.

131

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 23

GOING UP? Applicant spots filled overnight at a local elevator workers union. With 750 apprentice applications submitted in less than 36 hours, Elevator Constructors Local 23 hit its recruitment limit in record time. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/cB7YMXO

nwlaborpress's tweet card. With 750 apprentice applications submitted in less than 36 hours, Elevator Constructors Local 23 hit its recruitment limit in record time.

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 23

Workers rights for cannabis grow workers: Thanks to legislation promoted by @UFCW_3000, Washington state will protect the right to organize of agricultural workers in cannabis. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/h6AsvWR

nwlaborpress's tweet image. Workers rights for cannabis grow workers: Thanks to legislation promoted by @UFCW_3000, Washington state will protect the right to organize of agricultural workers in cannabis. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/h6AsvWR

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 22

A Union Guide to Washington’s August 5, 2025 primary election: It’s a short ballot, but some registered voters in Southwest Washington have a decision or two to make. | NW Labor Press @SWWACLC buff.ly/GPIZTOB

nwlaborpress's tweet card. It’s a short ballot, but some registered voters in Southwest Washington have a decision or two to make in Washington’s Aug. 5 primary.

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 22

The union at the Bend Bulletin is appealing to the public for support. Union members are asking subscribers to sign a pledge to cancel their subscription if the company fails to agree to a fair contract. | NW Labor Press @PacNWGuild @newsguild buff.ly/mpdQ3y2

nwlaborpress's tweet card. Union members are asking subscribers to sign a pledge to cancel their subscription if the company fails to agree to a fair contract.

358

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 22

State lawmakers ran out of gas. Now hundreds of employees of the Oregon Department of Transportation are out of work. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/ooBbKvn

nwlaborpress's tweet card. State lawmakers ran out of gas. Now hundreds of employees of the Oregon Department of Transportation are out of work.

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 22

Labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is rebooting the Women in Apprenticeship program. As recently as May, the Department of Labor was canceling existing grants in the program. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/O59CerF

nwlaborpress's tweet card. As recently as May, the Department of Labor was canceling existing grants in the Women in Apprenticeship program.

Don McIntosh Retweeted

Oregon AFL-CIO@OregonAFLCIO · Jul 22

The budget reconciliation bill is an absolute betrayal of working people, Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor says in his latest article for @nwlaborpress. ow.ly/Es9k50WtvTu

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 21

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters union is ditching its women’s group and pulling out of tradeswomen and Pride events. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/Q7TPEj9

nwlaborpress's tweet card. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters union is ditching its women’s group and pulling out of tradeswomen and Pride events.

172

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 16

TOP STORIES: Oregon fires highway workers | Union brotherhood pulls plug on sisters | Cannabis grow workers get union rights - mailchi.mp/392f800952db/t…

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 9

In a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to gut the agency, a court says federal labor mediators must be reinstated. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/ptaHybL

nwlaborpress's tweet image. In a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to gut the agency, a court says federal labor mediators must be reinstated. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/ptaHybL

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 8

Why does the ship-to-rail container terminal proposed for Coos Bay matter? Because it’s the most significant infrastructure proposal the South Coast has seen in decades. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/LSxAT7v

nwlaborpress's tweet image. Why does the ship-to-rail container terminal proposed for Coos Bay matter? Because it’s the most significant infrastructure proposal the South Coast has seen in decades. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/LSxAT7v

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 8

When workers formed United Cannabis Workers in January, Buzz Box voluntarily recognized the union. Then it cut hours and hired new workers. Now owners have closed the store. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/CkKAIQI

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 8

At a public hospital in Coos Bay, union-backed candidates critical of a deal with a for-profit hospital operator take office this month. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/ve6RZ1r

nwlaborpress's tweet card. At a public hospital in Coos Bay, union-backed candidates critical of a deal with a for-profit hospital operator take office this month.

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 8

TRADES STAND VIGIL AT ROTSCHY For months, unions have been warning about a non-union Vancouver contractor with a record of safety violations. Now they’re getting louder. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/LZ5sGUi

nwlaborpress's tweet image. TRADES STAND VIGIL AT ROTSCHY For months, unions have been warning about a non-union Vancouver contractor with a record of safety violations. Now they’re getting louder.
| NW Labor Press buff.ly/LZ5sGUi

111

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 8

Contract talks are hitting a sour note at All Classical Radio. Workers at KQAC — 89.9 FM All Classical Portland — are represented by IBEW Local 48. They’re ready to strike. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/ArHyPIJ

nwlaborpress's tweet card. Workers at KQAC — 89.9 FM All Classical Portland — are represented by IBEW Local 48. They’re ready to strike.

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 7

At the City of Portland, fewer layoffs than feared. Union advocacy over months of public hearings and meetings resulted in scaled back layoff plans in the new city council’s first budget. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/7fikk0K

nwlaborpress's tweet image. At the City of Portland, fewer layoffs than feared. Union advocacy over months of public hearings and meetings resulted in scaled back layoff plans in the new city council’s first budget. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/7fikk0K

128

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 7

The end of the Battle of Bull Run: Work on water filtration plant has resumed. But more than 400 construction workers were off the job for four months because of a technical land use appeal. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/02noMoK

nwlaborpress's tweet image. The end of the Battle of Bull Run: Work on water filtration plant has resumed. But more than 400 construction workers were off the job for four months because of a technical land use appeal. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/02noMoK

Don McIntosh@nwlaborpress · Jul 7

‘We Promised Them a Future’: Job Corps Faces Massive Cuts, Uprooting Students and Staff | NW Labor Press buff.ly/g79ZUmj

171