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Collective bargaining
Sheet Metal Local 16 wins $23.25 raise
Journeyman compensation will rise to $94.51 by 2027 in the contract with Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association.
Collective bargaining
Sheet metal workers ready to strike
If arbitration fails to produce a new master agreement, roughly 1,750 members at nearly 60 contractors could strike.
Collective bargaining
Sheet Metal Local 16 votes on strike as bargaining bogs down
The master agreement with signatory contractors expired June 30, and bargaining has reached impasse. Members will take a strike vote Aug. 5.
