A majority of workers at Boeing (NYSE: BA) supplier
Cadence Aerospace-Giddens in Everett have voted to unionize.
The results have not yet been certified by the National
Labor Relations Board, but in a release, Machinists District Lodge 751 claimed
about 60 percent of the 225 workers at Cadence Aerospace-Giddens voted to join
the union.
“We’re more than confident that we have won this
election,” said union organizer Jesse Cote.
If the union is successful, it will be the latest in a
series of victories among smaller Puget Sound-area companies, many of them
Boeing suppliers.
It’s also a bright spot for the union after members
reluctantly voted to sacrifice their defined pension plans as a condition for
Boeing bringing the 777X jetliner to Everett.
In April, the International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers backed down on a vote to unionize Boeing’s North Charleston
plant, reportedly because union leaders realized they didn’t have enough votes.
But in the Puget Sound region, the union most recently
organized Jorgensen Forge, one of the largest forging companies in the region,
and recently ratified a contract.
Other local aerospace companies that have unionized
include Aim Aerospace, BAE Systems, Hytek Finishes, Pexco and Triumph
Composites.
“More and more workers are finding out they want rights
that our union does a great job of providing for them on the job,” said IAM 751
President Jon Holden in a statement. “We’re proud to help them organize into a
union, so that they can win better futures for themselves and their families.”
Source: Puget
Sound Business Journal
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