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Daimler Trucks North America
Collective bargaining
United Auto Workers wins big at Daimler Trucks North America
A new four-year contract will raise wages more than 25% and end an unfair “two-tier” wage system that pays new hires less than senior workers.
Green Jobs
Electric big rigs are now union-made in Portland
Daimler started producing the long-awaited eCascadia this summer, and plans to start deliveries of the all-electric big rig later this year.
Collective bargaining
Daimler Machinists: $4 raise plus essential worker bonus
Four unions at the Portland truck plant ratified new five-year agreements that raise wages $4, and hold the line on health insurance costs.
Green Jobs
Daimler: The future of Freightliner is electric
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley got a look at Daimler's new electric trucks on a visit to a Swan Island electric fueling station .
Jobs
Freightliner comes home
Daimler will make its next-generation electric Freightliner trucks in Portland, where Freightliner began … and raise starting pay $4 an hour.
Jobs
Daimler AG to split in two: Mercedes, and Daimler trucks
It's part of a “pure play” trend in which publicly-traded companies focus on one line of business, so that stock correlates with its sector.
Jobs
How to get unemployment benefits while you’re still employed
Up to 10,000 Portland-area workers are getting paid more while working less thanks to a layoff prevention program.
Jobs
Daimler’s Portland truck plant will soon be hiring
Coming in March: Union jobs with family wages and benefits.
Retirement
Back to work: Daimler truck plant opens up for a visit from retirees
A new plant manager welcomes retirees back to see their old workplace and coworkers.
Retirement
Daimler Trucks withdraws from Machinists pension
But workers, and even the pension plan, could come out ahead.
People
Machinists rep Joe Kear retires
Kear helped reform the local Machinists union, and persuaded Daimler not to close its Portland truck plant.
Collective bargaining
DEAL: Daimler and unions reach agreement on a new 5-year contract at the Portland truck plant
Wages will rise by $3.25 an hour for the plant's 500+ workers.
Jobs
Portland truck plant layoffs put Machinists pension in danger
Daimler’s Portland truck plant set a new record this summer: Fewest manufacturing jobs ever. The plant, which entered the 21st century with about 3,000...
Collective bargaining
Strike ends at Daimler’s Western Star truck plant
After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer
Collective bargaining
Daimler deploys strikebreakers at Portland truck plant
A fast-moving convoy of vans and SUVs nearly ran over one picketing union member
Collective bargaining
Machinists, Painters strike Daimler Trucks
Workers have been falling behind economically while the company prospers
Jobs
Daimler Trucks to lay off 250 union workers at Swan Island plant
The Portland maker of heavy-duty Western Star trucks currently has 930 union workers.
Jobs
Daimler Portland adds union jobs
It seems the union workforce at Portland’s former Freightliner truck plant is competitive after all.
