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Machinists Local 1005
Collective bargaining
Strike ends at Daimler’s Western Star truck plant
After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer
Collective bargaining
Machinists, Painters strike Daimler Trucks
Workers have been falling behind economically while the company prospers
Building our communities
Union bowlers raise cash for muscular dystrophy
Since the event's inception in 1989, union members have donated $351,000 to MDA
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.
Collective bargaining
Unions wary as Portland bargaining begins amid plans for cuts
Job security will be a top concern in bargaining between the City of Portland and a union coalition
Portland
Daimler Portland adds union jobs
It seems the union workforce at Portland’s former Freightliner truck plant is competitive after all.
Jobs
Silver Eagle to lay off 55 Machinists
Portland-based Silver Eagle Manufacturing Co. will lay off 55 workers — members of Machinists Lodge 1005 — starting Dec. 17. Employment peaked at 134 bargaining unit members this year. The workers average $14 to $15 per hour, plus benefits.
Collective bargaining
DCTU reaches tentative contract with City of Portland
Following months of often contentious bargaining, a coalition of seven unions representing 1,800 city employees reached a tentative agreement with the City of Portland on a new three-year contract.
