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Official website of the IAM/Woodworkers District W24 Lodge. Please visit the News page for up-to-date information on important news and events within your Lodge.
Weyerhaeuser Contract Negotiations Updates 2012
Check here for the most recent updates as negotiations progress. The newest update will be listed at the top.
Big Table Updates
May 2, 2012 (dated May 3 in a.m.)
2012 Guide Dogs Golf Tournament Set for September 10
The 24th Annual District W24 Guide Dog Golf Tournament benefiting Guide Dogs of America has been set for Monday, September 10, at Heron Lakes Golf Club in Portland, Oregon. The event is one day prior to the B.U.L.L. Session charity event so this is a perfect warm-up if you're participating in that! Please see below for detailed information and we hope to see you on the course!
Second Annual W24 Fishing Derby Raises $12,500 for Guide Dogs
The second annual District W24 Fishing Derby was held Saturday, April 7th, at the Red Lion on the River in Portland, Oregon. Twenty guided fishing boats left the docks early in the a.m. on a quest for the biggest salmon or most inches of sturgeon caught (in a catch-and-release format.)
Five former NFL players lent a hand and humor as well, joining participants from all over the northwest, including Dale Hartford, director and president of Guide Dogs of America, local puppy raisers and a guide dog recipient, all in an effort to raise funds for a great cause.
Fishing was followed by a luncheon, awards and a raffle that included a 42" big screen, guided fishing and hunting trips, golf clubs and more from dozens of sponsors.
"I had a great time and from what I heard, everyone had a great time," said Greg Miller, IAM member. "We fished with Tom from Bigulp Guide Service and he worked hard for us all day. The raffle, the prizes, the dinner were all first class."
Funds raised exceeded last year, with about $12,500 being raised to help GDA. For more information, please visit their website at www.guidedogsofamerica.org and be sure to mark your calendars for next April and join the fun!
A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to our sponsors! Click here for a list and watch for it in the NW Labor Press!!
Please note that Namaste` Vineyards was also a sponsor but later than the flyer. Thank you!
Employees at Angeles Composite Technologies (ACT) Join District W24
Story from the Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017944957_angeles10.html
Workers at Port Angeles aerospace firm join Machinists
Employees at Angeles Composite Technologies (ACT), an aerospace supplier in Port Angeles, voted last week to join the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union.
Seattle Times aerospace reporter
Employees at Angeles Composite Technologies (ACT), an aerospace supplier in Port Angeles, voted last week to join the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union.
Chip Elliott, directing business representative at IAM District W24, said 67 percent of the eligible workforce of just over 80 people voted to unionize.
District W24 is a Portland-based unit of the IAM that historically was a separate union serving the logging industry in the West before it diversified and then merged with the Machinists.
ACT supplies structural assemblies and components made from carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic composites to customers including Boeing, Bombardier, and Lockheed Martin.
The vote must be certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), after which the union and the company can begin to negotiate a contract.
But Elliott said Monday the union is preparing to file charges against the company with the NLRB for firing two employees since the vote last Wednesday.
The company did not return calls seeking comment.
Dominic Gates: 206-464-2963
