Daimler: The future of Freightliner is electric Sep 1, 2021 U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley got a look at Daimler’s new electric trucks on a visit to a Swan Island electric fueling station .
Freightliner comes home Jun 16, 2021 Daimler will make its next-generation electric Freightliner trucks in Portland, where Freightliner began … and raise starting pay $4 an hour.
Back to work at Daimler Apr 29, 2020 Daimler Trucks North America reopened its Swan Island Western Star truck plant April 20 with lots of measures in place to prevent COVID-19 virus.
Machinists help disabled kids ‘catch a memory’ at fish hatchery Oct 1, 2019 Non-profit Tillamook Anglers hosted the 27th Annual Fishing Day for Kids with Disabilities.
Machinists District Lodge W24 rep Britt Cornman retires after decades in the labor movement May 21, 2019 In a career that spanned mines, mills, railroad carrier, oil fields, and an assembly line, his support for the union once nearly got him killed.
Daimler’s Portland truck plant will soon be hiring Dec 27, 2017 Coming in March: Union jobs with family wages and benefits.
Back to work: Daimler truck plant opens up for a visit from retirees Dec 19, 2017 A new plant manager welcomes retirees back to see their old workplace and coworkers.
Daimler Trucks withdraws from Machinists pension Dec 7, 2017 But workers, and even the pension plan, could come out ahead.
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.
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.
