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Vigor Marine
Collective bargaining
Dispute looms at Portland and Seattle shipyards
Nine unions represent around 800 workers at Vigor’s Portland and Seattle shipyards through the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department.
Worker safety
Dirty drinking water? Portland shipyard workers say no thanks
Complaints started coming in that at some of the stations, the water was coming out discolored with debris.Â
People
End of the line
The chief union steward at Portland's shipyard is retiring after 35 years on the waterfront, and 30 years as a member of Laborers Local 737.
Union Organizing
Seattle shipyard painters unionize on the heels of Portland election
Specialty Finishes workers in both cities are now represented by Painters Local 10, which is preparing to bargain a first contract.
Union Organizing
Shipyard painters go union
A dozen workers who paint vessels on Swan Island in Portland have unionized, increasing the union density at the Vigor Industrial shipyard.
Union Organizing
Contracted painters look to unionize at Vigor shipyard
Painters Local 10 has asked for an election to represent workers employed by Specialty Finishes, located at Portland’s Vigor Marine shipyard.
Collective bargaining
Shipyard workers approve contract by 70%
Wages rise $3.95 an hour under the new agreement, which covers nearly 1,000 metal trades workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.
Collective bargaining
For shipyard workers, contract … or strike
Union shipyard workers in Portland and Seattle will decide April 28 whether to approve a new tentative agreement with employer Vigor Marine.
Collective bargaining
Shipyard workers vote again to authorize strike
The Metal Trades Council is planning a community support rally at the Portland shipyard’s main gate at 9:30 a.m. April 9.
Collective bargaining
Shipyard workers reject tentative agreement
Metal trades unions will hold a second strike vote after 900 Portland and Seattle shipyard workers rejected a deal with Vigor Marine.
Collective bargaining
Metal Trades unions ask shipyard owner: ‘Where’s the love?’
Unions and Vigor Marine remain far apart in bargaining for a contract representing several hundred workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.
Collective bargaining
Workers could strike at shipyards in Portland and Seattle
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.
Collective bargaining
Vigor shipyard workers vote to extend contract to Sept. 1
The extension will give the sides more time to address problems with multi-employer pension plans.
Workers Rights
Shipyard workers picket smoking ban
Shipyard workers at six Vigor worksites protest imposition of smoking ban without consulting union
