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AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department
Collective bargaining
Vigor shipyard workers ratify new contract
The new agreement raises compensation $5.14 an hour over three years. But the road to ratification was rocky.
Collective bargaining
Workers could strike at shipyards in Portland and Seattle
By over 95%, Portland and Seattle shipyard workers voted to authorize a strike if the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department can’t get a contract.
