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Schnitzer Steel Industries
Collective bargaining
Portland scrap metal workers answer with a ‘hard no’ to Toyota demand for concessions
Members of Operating Engineers Local 701 at the Radius Recycling scrap metal yard approved a new contract after coming close to striking.
Collective bargaining
USW members ratify new contract at Cascade Steel
Wages will rise 3.25% a year for the 280 steel workers at the McMinnville mill.
Collective bargaining
Workers at Cascade Steel Rolling Mills say they’re ready to strike
Schnitzer Steel is asking workers for concessions — at a time when sales are booming and steel prices are up.
Collective bargaining
Strikers ratify four-year contract with Schnitzer’s Cascade Steel
They get annual raises of up to 2.5 percent, but also will pay more for health coverage.
Collective bargaining
Strike ends at Cascade Steel. Bargaining continues.
Meanwhile, mid-strike, members vote in new union leadership.
Collective bargaining
300 workers strike at Cascade Steel in McMinnville
Profitable Schnitzer Steel is demanding concessions from its union workers.
