Welcome to the latest edition of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Quarterly (formerly the Oregon Labor History Quarterly). This issue is packed with news and ideas from all of PNLHA’s territory. The expanded coverage area opens up new space for historians and commentators on labor history. PNLHA president Tom Lux is acting as editor with assistance from Ron Verzuh, but we are looking for someone to take the reins. If you’re interested and have some writing and editing experience, email Tom at pnlha2@gmail.com.

In This Edition:

  • Remembering Kent Wong
  • Time for Your 2026 Membership
  • Three Crises
  • Gerard Legacy: “A Giant”
  • New USW Leaders Prepare to Take Office
  • Making BC Strike History
  • Cold War Hockey
  • Unions in the Mills: The Lumber & Sawmill Workers
  • Where Was PNLHA This Fall?
  • West Virginia Mine Wars Museum Expands
  • 80 Years Ago, a Jewish Radical and Two Negro League Stars Led a Crusade to Integrate Baseball that Paved the Way for Jackie Robinson
  • How Bad Slavery Was
  • Starbucks Workers Escalate to Open-Ended Strike
  • New Season Workers Set Strike Date
  • 2026 Labor & Working Class History Calendar
  • PNLHA 2026 Membership