NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS |
February 1, 2019 | PAGE 5
Union printers merge: Morel Ink acquires NuWay Printing
Two locally-owned union print
shops joined forces last month
with the purchase of NuWay
Printing and Envelope by Morel
Ink. After bringing several work-
ers over from NuWay’s now-va-
cant 306 SE 8th Ave. shop,
Morel now employs 25 mem-
bers of Teamsters Local 747-M.
They work in Morel’s printing,
binding, and mailing facility at
4824 NE 42nd Avenue, the site
of a former bowling alley. Under
the union contract they make
hourly wages of $15 to $33 de-
pending on job classification and
seniority, and have employer- At Morel Ink, lead bindery worker Brian Robinson, a member of Teamsters
paid health insurance, pension Graphic Communication Conference Local 747M, finalizes a mailer for a cam-
and 401(k) benefits, and paid va- paign to pass two Seattle school levies in an upcoming Feb. 12 special election.
cation and sick days.
the Labor Press. Union-en- Morel and NuWay clients, so
“We’re union by choice,” dorsed political campaigns the union label is a big deal.
Morel co-owner Scott Ballo told make up a sizable chunk of Ballo says Morel does steady
business year-round, and then
goes crazy in political season, a
five-week sprint in which work-
ers voluntarily work up to 84
hours a week — and rake in co-
pious paid overtime.
The acquisition of NuWay by
Morel means one fewer union
“bug.” Each union print shop
UNION-LABEL PRINT SHOPS
Most union print shops carry either the Allied label, with the
shop number directly to the right, or GCC/IBT label, with the
shop number on the lower right.
Hollywood Impress 4717 SE Division St., Portland, OR Allied - 130
Bridgetown Printing 5300 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR
GCC/IBT - 926-M
Morel Ink 4824 NE 42nd Ave., Portland, OR Allied - 7
ABC Printers Inc. 1375 Cross St SE, Salem, OR GCC/IBT - 292-C
ADCO Print and Graphics 355 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA
GCC/IBT - 1375-M
Shelton-Turnbull Printers Inc 355 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA
GCC/IBT - 47-C
Coprintco Business Forms 1146 15th Ave #100, Longview, WA
Allied - 14
SW Washington & Oregon
• Beaverton - 503.914.4003
• Longview - 360.639.3388
• Chehalis - 360.639.3377
• Milwaukie - 503.821.0089
• Eugene/Springfield - 541.622.0602
• Salem - 503.914.4007
• Gresham - 503.914.4005
• Salmon Creek - 360.639.3399
Over 50 locations to Serve You!
www.sunrisedental.com
has a specific union label, which
you can read with the aid of a
magnifying glass. Materials
printed by NuWay carried a tiny
“GCC/IBT 293-M.” Morel ma-
terials say “Allied Printing
Trades Label” next to the num-
ber 7.
— Don McIntosh