Portland Metal Trades Council

01/12/2026

A union is community. We provide and take care of each other the best we can when there is a need. The Metal Trades Council 2025 donation to CAP is our values in action.

12/09/2025

A full parking lot in December at the Swan Island yard is a wonderful sight and brings a feeling of some relief during these slow times. I would like to highlight that the relief was extended to an industrial painter, single mother, and badass apprentice who was hired last week and is now being mentored in the ship repair world. Congratulations Catlin Screws .

10/28/2025

Call: Stop the Shutdown and the Cuts to Working Families!

The federal government is shutting down because the Trump administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the economy are in jeopardy right now—all because the administration wants to take one more swing at wrecki...

10/24/2025

The cruise ships demand alot from every craft worker and the local metal trades delegates and officers would like to show appreciation for your work and the pride that you take in that work. The Swan Island Union workforce gets s**t done!

That appreciation extends to your families who also make sacrifices for those long hours that you put in.

10/07/2025

The Shutdown Assistance Map (SAM) was created to help federal employees affected by the government shutdown find the support they need; both locally and at the national level. Search the map to see offers of assistance and resources available to you.

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10/07/2025

We agree with IFPTE President Biggs, OMB needs to follow the law and stop playing games with our federal workers. “Despite the OMB director’s clear disdain for our federal workforce, he can’t unilaterally ignore a law that overwhelmingly passed both chambers of Congress and was signed by President Trump himself," said Biggs.

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

10/01/2025

The labor movement’s message to the administration is clear: Get to work. Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after the federal government’s funding expired at midnight and a shutdown began:

09/10/2025

Call your member of Congress RIGHT NOW and urge them to protect defense workers’ right to join a union and vote no on the NDAA (pronounced N-D-A-A) Onder amendment.

The National Defense Authorization Act being voted on in Congress RIGHT NOW has language that both Democrats and Republicans support. This is language that would restore Department of Defense workers’ union rights after Trump ripped them up in the biggest act of union-busting in history. Rep. Bob ...

06/23/2025

G.O.P. Can’t Include Limits on Trump Lawsuits in Megabill, Senate Parliamentarian Rules

The Senate parliamentarian rejected a measure in Republicans’ domestic policy bill that could limit lawsuits seeking to block presidential orders.

05/25/2025

This Memorial Day it is important to remember those who passed away decades later from Agent Orange exposure. RIP Glenn B. Also those who succumbed to the diagnosed mental diseases.

I was scrolling to find an article on the exposures by Vietnam Vets and came upon some terrible news. It is just shameful to abandon the agreed upon benefits that could prevent another memorial for a family and community.

A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

05/15/2025

99% hmmmm. That's awesome!

Teamsters from 5 different locals across Washington sent a POWERFUL message to Coca-Cola over the weekend! 🔥🔥

These workers are fully prepared to strike unless they reach a fair contract by May 15.

Time is running out to keep Coke on the shelves...

Teamsters Local 117

05/15/2025

Master Ship Repair contract covering Puget and Portland Shipyards passes.