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TUKWILA, Wash., July 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A group of over 300 Teamsters Local 174 members working at Columbia Distributing came together this morning to ratify an industry-leading contract. The five-year agreement includes record-setting wage and pension increases, along with outstanding medical benefits. This contract settlement comes on the heels of a unanimous strike vote that left workers on the brink of a work stoppage. This new contract averts a strike, and makes these hardworking drivers and warehouse workers among the highest paid in the beverage industry. This was a long and complicated negotiation, said Shop Steward and veteran rank-and-file Bargaining Committee member Chris Martin. Our members have been working nonstop since the pandemic started 15 months ago, and our membership wanted to be rewarded for that. The Bargaining Committee and membership would like to thank the company for rewarding that hard work.
Columbia Distributing Reaches Collective Bargaining Agreement With Union Employees
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A Beer Boom Blooms in the Burbs
In cans, in home deliveries, and at sleek new breweries, some of Portland s biggest names in beer are looking west.
By
Jason Notte
5/14/2021 at 5:03pm
Beer in the burbs on a sunny day on the deck at Great Notion.Â
A growing number of
Portland s flagship breweries are settling down in the city s populous western suburbs, a trend that s accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Even those that aren t building brick-and-mortar locations have found a booming market for their beer on the shelves of Washington County supermarkets and convenience stores, and via home delivery from DoorDash-style services.Â
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When Fred Van Domelen and Dirk Looijenga founded Van Domelen/Looijenga in 1971, the firm shared a two-room office with an interior designer and its primary emphasis was providing quality consulting structural engineering services.
Among its earlier work were manufacturing and distribution buildings for clients such as Columbia Sportswear and Nike. “Those were interesting and the people we worked with were just fantastic. Our challenge was to understand the manufacturing process and then wrap a building around it,” Van Domelen said.
Consulting services were expanded in the early 1980s to include civil engineering and a broader range of planning and design services for industrial site and building projects. President Greg Blefgen, PE, SE, said a recent project for Columbia Distributing that opened last summer in Canby is reflective of the teamwork, relationships and collaboration that are essential to VLMK’s culture and th
GOLD HILL, OR – 4/20/2021 – Del Rio Vineyard Estate, family owned and operated, is launching a new partnership with the Pacific Crest Trail Association and their Rock Point Wines. Kicking off the partnership on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2021, with a day of Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail maintenance. The winemaking, sales, tasting room, and marketing teams will be heading up to the Green Springs Summit portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern Oregon to spend the day doing trail clean up. They will be picking up shovels to rebuild and restore this portion of the trail. You can follow their adventure via Instagram & Facebook.
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