Boilermakers Local 104 Archives

Vigor shipyard workers vote to authorize strike

Feb 26, 2018

Tired of being disrespected, shipyard workers are demanding a family-friendly work week.

Metal trades council elects new officers

Jan 29, 2018

Jason Joeckel of Laborers Local 737 is the new secretary-treasurer of the Metal Trades Council, which represents workers at the Portland Shipyards.

Shipyard workers reject Vigor contract offer

Jan 16, 2018

More than 1,000 employees in Portland and Puget Sound have been working under the terms of an extended master collective bargaining agreement that expired Sept. 1, 2017.

Vigor shipyard workers vote to extend contract to Sept. 1

Feb 28, 2017

The extension will give the sides more time to address problems with multi-employer pension plans.

Swan Island shipyard workers reject contract offers

Mar 3, 2015

The unions also win an unfair labor practice charge at Vigor Shipyard

Vigor christens new drydock at Portland’s Swan Island shipyard

Nov 4, 2014

The 960-foot Chinese-built vessel is the largest floating drydock in North America