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Painters Local 1094
Collective bargaining
Daimler Machinists: $4 raise plus essential worker bonus
Four unions at the Portland truck plant ratified new five-year agreements that raise wages $4, and hold the line on health insurance costs.
Jobs
COVID-19 prevention leads Daimler to close Portland truck plant
The closure impacts roughly 700 members of four unions, and comes amid concerns that workers can't all maintain six feet distance.
Union Organizing
Oregon Democratic Party staff unionizes with Painters
The party voluntarily recognized Sign Painters & Paint Makers Local 1094 in December, and signed a first union contract in early January.
Union democracy
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5 elects new leadership
Based on votes cast at 12 locals June 8, the 6,100-member district council will be headed by Todd Springer from Portland-based Glaziers Local 740.
Jobs
Daimler’s Portland truck plant will soon be hiring
Coming in March: Union jobs with family wages and benefits.
Retirement
Back to work: Daimler truck plant opens up for a visit from retirees
A new plant manager welcomes retirees back to see their old workplace and coworkers.
Collective bargaining
DEAL: Daimler and unions reach agreement on a new 5-year contract at the Portland truck plant
Wages will rise by $3.25 an hour for the plant's 500+ workers.
Politics
Unionist runs for seat in Oregon Legislature
Scott Mills of Painters Local 1094 challenges GOP incumbent Vic Gilliam in south Clackamas County
Collective bargaining
Strike ends at Daimler’s Western Star truck plant
After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer
Collective bargaining
Daimler deploys strikebreakers at Portland truck plant
A fast-moving convoy of vans and SUVs nearly ran over one picketing union member
Collective bargaining
Machinists, Painters strike Daimler Trucks
Workers have been falling behind economically while the company prospers
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.
