Service & Solidarity Spotlight: IAM Union Members Ratify Historic 4-Year Agreement with Weyerhaeuser; Secure Economic Gains

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IAM District W24 members overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract with Weyerhaeuser, securing major economic gains for 1,160 union members across Washington and Oregon.

The settlement covers 14 individual contracts involving members from IAM locals W130, W246, W261 and W536 working across sawmills, trucking operations, export yards and logging camps throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The contract includes an 11% total wage increase over the life of the agreement, a $3,000 signing bonus for members, locked-in health care costs with only minimal increases, strengthened pension and retirement benefits, increased flexibility in vacation scheduling and expanded bereavement leave language.

“This agreement shows what can happen when members stay united and engaged throughout the bargaining process,” said Brandon Bryant, District W24 president and directing business representative, following ratification.