Machinists Lodge 63 Archives

Washington’s best straight truck driver? A Boeing machinist

Jul 13, 2022

Carl Gibson will compete in the ‘straight truck’ category at the National Truck Driving Championships Aug. 16-19 in Indianapolis.

Portland Nabisco maintenance workers get raises

Mar 17, 2022

Machinists, electricians and operating engineers at the Mondelez-Nabisco bakery in Portland have new contract agreements.

New leadership at Machinists District Lodge W24

Dec 1, 2021

Directing business representative Wayne Thompson has retired, and Brandon Bryant and Will Lukens are the new top officers.

Machinists win second grievance at Mondelēz

Feb 4, 2021

Mondelēz agreed to pay $1,040 each to 34 Machinists Lodge 63 members for having subcontracted demolition work on a production line.

Brian Severns, 1949-2020

Nov 2, 2020

A shipyard worker, he served the Machinists as assistant directing business representative and led the Portland Metal Trades Council.

Mondelēz pays $33,493 to settle grievance over outsourcing Machinists work

May 13, 2020

The settlement ends a two-year battle over subcontracting work on a Portland bakery production line that makes Ritz crackers.

Machinists mourn loss of Dick Schneider

Apr 1, 2020

Dick Schneider, a 51-year member of Machinists Local 63 and a former representative of the Machinists’ international, died March 17 of cardiac arrest.

Machinists and electricians get raises of up to $10,000 at Nabisco

Feb 18, 2020

Bargaining dragged on and on. Then workers got ready to strike.

Young Machinists bring holiday cheer to foster teens in east Multnomah County

Dec 17, 2019

The union volunteer group coordinates with caseworkers at the Gresham Branch of the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Operating Engineers pickets question Boeing’s Integrity

Jun 18, 2019

When Local 701 pickets went up against a non-union equipment operator, members of Iron Workers Local 29 and other unions walked out, teaching apprentices the meaning of solidarity.