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Collective bargaining
Weyerhaeuser mills reopen after 48-day Machinists strike
For the first time since 1986, loggers and millworkers faced off against one of the world’s biggest corporations.
Collective bargaining
Weyerhaeuser strike: Six weeks in, still no deal
Machinists union members voted down another Weyerhaeuser proposal that failed to fix the core issues behind the walkout.
Collective bargaining
Strikes hit Weyerhaeuser all over the Northwest
Machinists District Lodge W24 members overwhelmingly rejected what Weyerhaeuser called its “final” contract offer, and authorized a strike.
Union Organizing
Weyerhaeuser workers in Eugene stay nonunion
After a heavy anti-union campaign from management, Weyerhaeuser workers in Eugene voted against unionizing.
Union Organizing
Weyerhaeuser workers go union in Albany
Forklift operators at a wood products distribution center voted 11-5 to affiliate with Machinists District Lodge W24.
Union Organizing
Machinists file for union election at Weyerhaeuser facilities in Albany and Eugene
The two units, some of the last remaining nonunion, would bring 145 new members to Machinists District Lodge W24.
