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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 8 | July 20, 2018 | NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS Machinists rally at Precision Castparts More than three dozen people from various unions, along with leaders of the Oregon AFL-CIO, turned out July 11 for a “Solidarity Rally” at Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) in Southeast Portland. A group of 100 welders at PCC voted last September to join the Machinists Union. The Portland-based company owned by Warren Buffett ap- pealed the election, arguing that a welders-only bargain- ing unit wasn’t legal because the welders work in 18 sepa- rate departments at three sep- arate campuses. In May, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washing- ton, D.C., ruled otherwise, saying a welders-only unit at PCC was appropriate. PCC has appealed that decision. According to the Machin- ists, the company still refuses to recognize the union, re- fuses to negotiate with the union, refuses to allow the union workplace access for safety inspections, refuses to recognize shop stewards and Weingarten rights, and has laid off a union steward for supposedly failing a welding test. The Machinists has filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB. The Machinists hope the strong show of community support will send a strong message to PCC that it will not go away and that it has strong community support. The union anticipates a final ruling from the NLRB by the end of July. Rally at Kaiser Union workers rallied outside three Portland-area Kaiser Permanente facilities July 6 to call for a fair con- tract. Kaiser is in nationwide bar- gaining with the newly formed Al- liance of Health Care Unions— 21 union locals representing over 45,000 Kaiser workers in hundreds of job classiﬁcations. Alliance unions include locals of AFSCME, American Federation of Teachers, United Food and Commercial Workers, Operating Engineers, Teamsters, Steelworkers, UNITE HERE, and International Longshore THE UNION IS MY SHIELD: “Patient defenders” with the Oregon Fed- & Warehouse Union. The two sides eration of Nurses and Health Professionals rallied July 6 on North In- terstate Avenue outside Kaiser Permanente. next bargain on Aug. 28-29.