Portland Metal Trades Council Archives

Shipyard workers in an uproar over paint damage to cars

Nov 16, 2023

An improperly contained cruise ship paint job resulted in paint particles floating almost a half-mile to the employee parking lot.

Shipyard workers approve contract by 70%

May 4, 2022

Wages rise $3.95 an hour under the new agreement, which covers nearly 1,000 metal trades workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.

For shipyard workers, contract … or strike

Apr 21, 2022

Union shipyard workers in Portland and Seattle will decide April 28 whether to approve a new tentative agreement with employer Vigor Marine.

Shipyard workers vote again to authorize strike

Mar 31, 2022

The Metal Trades Council is planning a community support rally at the Portland shipyard’s main gate at 9:30 a.m. April 9.

Shipyard workers reject tentative agreement

Mar 17, 2022

Metal trades unions will hold a second strike vote after 900 Portland and Seattle shipyard workers rejected a deal with Vigor Marine.

Metal Trades unions ask shipyard owner: ‘Where’s the love?’

Jan 19, 2022

Unions and Vigor Marine remain far apart in bargaining for a contract representing several hundred workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.

Metal Trades Council selects leadership

Jan 19, 2022

Delegates to the Metal Trades Council of Portland and Vicinity held a Jan. 10 election to name its top officers.

Workers could strike at shipyards in Portland and Seattle

Dec 16, 2021

By over 95%, Portland and Seattle shipyard workers voted to authorize a strike if the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department can’t get a contract.

Strike averted at Vigor shipyards

Mar 29, 2018

A new four-year contract will raise wages $4.35 an hour.

Shipyard workers reject Vigor contract offer

Jan 16, 2018

More than 1,000 employees in Portland and Puget Sound have been working under the terms of an extended master collective bargaining agreement that expired Sept. 1, 2017.