Northwest Machinists members approve new four-year contract with Weyerhaeuser Aug 20, 2018 Members voted down two previous company offers and authorized a strike.
Yes, welders can unionize at Precision Castparts, NLRB rules May 7, 2018 The case went all the way to Washington, DC, and back, along the way overturning a major Obama-era NLRB ruling.
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.
Trump NLRB majority puts Machinists election win at Precision Castparts back in legal limbo Jan 3, 2018 The ruling has national ramifications, but whether the welders can unionize is again up to the Seattle NLRB office.
Precision Castparts still refusing to recognize Machinist union Nov 15, 2017 The company hopes a new Trump-appointed NLRB majority will vindicate its lawlessness.
Welders at Precision Castparts vote to join Machinists union Sep 26, 2017 A “micro-unit” wins at a company where four previous union campaigns failed.
Machinists win the right to union election for welders at Precision Castparts Sep 13, 2017 A union win Sept. 22 would be the first at one of the area’s largest nonunion industrial employers.
At Precision Castparts, Machinists campaign to organize ‘micro-union’ Aug 8, 2017 This time, they seek to represent a group of 102 welders.
Machinists rep Joe Kear retires Jul 1, 2017 Kear helped reform the local Machinists union, and persuaded Daimler not to close its Portland truck plant.
