Don McIntosh

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

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"There’s no other opportunity where we’ll get more than a three-to-one help from two other governments to retrofit and improve and remodel our own asset." Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman on why he voted yes on the Moda Center term sheet. https://t.co/EfM5gIONAm

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"The history of cities putting in public money for stadiums has borne out no evidence of positive net economic return." Portland City Council member Mitch Green on why he voted no on the city's Moda Center term sheet. https://t.co/tYdf80JmYc @mitch4portland

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"I don’t think it gives the best deal for Portlanders. But more than that, we don’t even know what they’re asking for." Portland City Council candidate Jamey Evenstar on why she would have voted no on the Moda Center term sheet https://t.co/wUyC8KazYi

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"I think it’s a really good deal that we’re getting a three-to-one match with the state funds, county funds" — Portland City Council member Olivia Clark on why she voted yes on the city's proposal to renovate Moda Center for the Blazers https://t.co/MIhfo93XGf

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"I understand that it is a city asset... we don’t get to just say no or walk away from it or defer it until it’s crumbling." Why Portland city council candidate Kellie Torres would have voted yes on the Moda term sheet. https://t.co/u9GKuXdaOs

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"We have no idea what construction upgrades or architectural changes the Blazers want to make to the Moda. We haven’t even seen what I would describe as a watercolor sketch of what they want to do." —Angelita Morillo @pnwpolicyangel https://t.co/EZdcP9y0Dx

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"I need to see the owners show that they’re actually serious about keeping the Blazers here, and I need to see them add to the capital stack." Why Tiffany Koyama Lane voted against the Moda Center term sheet @TeacherTiff4PDX
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Seven of the nine union-endorsed candidates for Portland City Council spoke with the Labor Press. Here's what they had to say. https://t.co/ctqdBmEIjD

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A union guide to the November 2026 election (Oregon/SW Washington) https://t.co/tgdcrjixQy

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An Oregon/Washington union guide to the November 2026 election https://t.co/tgdcrjixQy

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The Labor Press invited all nine union-endorsed candidates for Portland City Council to talk about their records and plans. We were able to get time with seven of them. https://t.co/ctqdBmEIjD

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Why Food Chains Taste Worse (And Cost More). https://t.co/Kve1Eyidkx

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COMMENT: Without major new transmission capacity, the Northwest risks grid unreliability, higher electricity costs, and failed clean energy goals.
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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.
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NLRB slaps down a set of bad faith anti-union legal filings by KGW-TV against IBEW Local 48.
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Portland’s VA Medical Center may award a $12 million elevator modernization contract to a Florida company whose owner is on trial for fraud.
https://t.co/QYmVhCLH3O

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Dog days at the union hall? @IAM_Union Machinists District W24 made space for Guide Dogs of America to hold a pivotal training. https://t.co/CqZeBtBHlP

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Will voters send a logger to the statehouse? Longview @IAM_Union union leader Terry Carlson is looking to unseat an anti-labor Republican in Washington’s 19th District.
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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. https://t.co/oxfrIF27xu

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Portland will phase out Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The former 39th Avenue will be called Campesinos Boulevard. https://t.co/ftv8K9NFPB