Daimler Trucks North America Archives - Page 2 of 2

DEAL: Daimler and unions reach agreement on a new 5-year contract at the Portland truck plant

Oct 29, 2016

Wages will rise by $3.25 an hour for the plant’s 500+ workers.

Portland truck plant layoffs put Machinists pension in danger

Sep 19, 2016

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 production workers, today has 570. That’s after the most recent round

Strike ends at Daimler’s Western Star truck plant

Jul 23, 2013

After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer

Daimler deploys strikebreakers at Portland truck plant

Jul 16, 2013

A fast-moving convoy of vans and SUVs nearly ran over one picketing union member

Machinists, Painters strike Daimler Trucks

Jul 2, 2013

Workers have been falling behind economically while the company prospers

Daimler Trucks to lay off 250 union workers at Swan Island plant

Feb 12, 2013

The Portland maker of heavy-duty Western Star trucks currently has 930 union workers.

Daimler Portland adds union jobs

Oct 26, 2011

It seems the union workforce at Portland’s former Freightliner truck plant is competitive after all.