Ironworkers Shopmen's Local 516
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Ironworkers Shopmen's Local 516 represents the highly skilled workers in the Pacific Northwest.
12/16/2025
If you have still a few gifts to go, this might help:
https://aflcio.org/MadeInAmerica/union-made-holiday-gift-guide?fbclid=IwY2xjawOuia9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZeDZ4VEc4eVBSTkE5Q3phc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiKBMECABufkD9dSYRUJEHS91q7ad2dj4x4ZB2bsU4PP00FG0nhzgvCkPEvp_aem_6EyB8e3OCaEaKQIwJVCd5A
Union-Made Holiday Gift Guide | AFL-CIO Find that perfect holiday gift that carries a union label and is made in America.
12/15/2025
The most dangerous part of your day is on the road. A lot of distracted drivers, wet pavement, etc... Stay safe
12/12/2025
The holidays? Don't take a break from Safety.
12/01/2025
A Local 516 apprenticeship has led to good pay, home ownership, paid off school loans, career opportunities, a retirement plan, life free of worry over healthcare costs, etc.....
Americans Back Apprenticeships as a Path to Skills, Stability, and the Middle Class | LaborStrong For a long time, the safest post–high school advice was simple: go to college and the rest will follow. But that belief is wobbling under the weight of rising tuition, unpredictable job markets, and debt loads that many graduates can’t comfortably carry. Layer on broader economic uncertainty, an...
There was a time when "The Union Label" was a guide for purchase of goods and even services....
To show that products were made by union workers, union labels were sewn into clothing, attached to hat bands, stamped on printed material, engraved on horseshoes, or displayed on the labels on cans. To show that retail establishments employed union members, union “shop cards” were displayed in storefront windows and behind the counters at bars, butcher shops, restaurants, and barber shops. To show that workers themselves were paid-up union members, union pins were worn by street car drivers, musicians, and construction trades workers. The tactic made unionism highly visible, and it made it easier for the public to support union enterprises.
By 1978 the importance of "union made" was slipping due partly to cheap imports
and the corporate creed ... "more profit what ever the cost." In response, one union produced a commercial that was on all the TV networks...when then numbered 3.
Here it is....even more relevant today.
11/16/2025
https://aflcio.org/union-thanksgiving
Our Thanksgiving table can support our union brothers & sisters....
Union-Made in America Thanksgiving | AFL-CIO Look for these quality products, produced by union members, when preparing for your Thanksgiving feast.
11/13/2025
When we stand together we Win.
Another FIRST CONTRACT ratified on Sep. 23! After voting overwhelmingly to be represented by the Iron Workers Union, the ironworkers at Swink's Welding continued to stand together and negotiate a strong first contract. When ironworkers have each other’s backs, we win. Congratulations!
Are you ready to form a union? DM us to talk to an organizer.
11/12/2025
"It doesn't quite fit..? I can fix it.
11/11/2025
Words will never be enough, but today, we simply say thank you.
What the trade was like in 1932. The story behind the picture we've all seen, often on some wall in the hall. Here is the story of that photo. Viewing time: 5min.
11/01/2025
The lady round ballers play hard and management needs to bargain in good faith for their services.
https://www.thestand.org/2025/10/support-wnba-players-in-their-contract-fight/
Support WNBA players in their contract fight — The STAND Despite a record-breaking season and players' rapidly growing popularity, an outdated salary structure is keeping pay low.
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Portland, OR
97220
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| Wednesday | 8am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 4pm |
| Friday | 8am - 3pm |