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Sheet Metal Workers Local 16
Collective bargaining
Vigor shipyard workers vote to authorize strike
Tired of being disrespected, shipyard workers are demanding a family-friendly work week.
Union democracy
Metal trades council elects new officers
Jason Joeckel of Laborers Local 737 is the new secretary-treasurer of the Metal Trades Council, which represents workers at the Portland Shipyards.
Jobs
Construction charter school in East Multnomah County to close
Enrollment dwindled at union-backed ACE Academy, and the Carpenters needed the space.
Jobs
Apprenticeship gets some long-overdue recognition
Sheet Metal Workers and Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. recognize ‘Women in Apprenticeship Day’
Culture
Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy stand at UO is union made
Sheet Metal Local 16 members at Specialty Metal Fab made the elaborate trophy stand at UO.
Union democracy
New business manager at Sheet Metal Local 16: Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson succeeds John Candioto, who resigned
Building our communities
Teach a kid to fish …
Union volunteers are a big part of the annual Klineline Kids Fish-In in Vancouver, Washington
Building our communities
Unions host holiday party for kids of out-of-work members
Kids got toys, stockings, lunch, and a visit with Santa
Union democracy
Sheet Metal rep to head building trades council
Willy Myers succeeds Jodi Guetzloe Parker, who resigned mid-term.
Worker safety
Accident at Thompson Metal Fab takes life of Sheet Metal worker
Michael Carpenter, age 33, was killed on the job March 15.
Building our communities
Teach a kid to fish: Unionists help at Klineline Fish-in
Over two dozen union members volunteered to help more than 3,000 kids ages 5 to 14 learn to fish.
Building our communities
Texas Hold’em card tournament raises $4,818 for Doernbecher
The second annual event draws 72 players to the Local 16 hall.
Politics
Sick leave mandate causes concern among building trades unions
Union leaders say it could get tricky in a high-wage, short-term industry like construction
Green Jobs
Union-label green jobs — in your attic — for no money down
Clean Energy Works Oregon eliminates upfront costs for homeowners and pays workers a living wage.
Jobs
Construction workers building ‘the cloud’ in Central Oregon
Oregon east of the Cascades is becoming one of the world’s prime locations for data centers.
Union democracy
Sheet Metal Workers elect John Candioto
Candioto, appointed in December to succeed Len Phillips, won election by a wide margin
Union Organizing
At Service Steel, union buster turns campaign around
The company gets every public benefit, but pays felons $10 an hour to cut plate steel.
People
Two Local 16 sheet metal workers chosen as top 12 in United States
Sheet metal detailers do complicated, behind-the-walls building systems.
Union democracy
Len Phillips, Sheet Metal 16 business manager, retires
Local 16 business agent John Candioto was appointed to complete Phillips' term.
