The company has been in discussions with Local 174 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters regarding its members who are employed in the company’s Seattle-area operations. CalPortland participated at the negotiating table with Teamsters Local 174 along with three other ready mixed concrete employers in the area. At the union’s request, the company met with union members and a mediator on 2 August 2017, but attempts to reach a fair and competitive agreement for all parties were again unsuccessful.
According to a CalPortland press release, ‘the company is astonished by the union’s decision to strike in advance of the mutually scheduled negotiations set for early this week. False accusations by Teamsters Local 174 regarding the company being in violation of federal labour law and failing to bargain in good faith are unfounded and detract from the bargaining process.“
Further negotiations with a mediator are scheduled to resume on 15 August 2017.
