Hytek management refuses offer of mediation
KENT — Management at Hytek Finishes has rejected an offer from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to help resolve increasingly contentious contract talks with the Machinists Union. The...
View ArticleSafety a core issue for IAM at Boeing, Hytek
Safety is a core value of the labor movement, and because of that Machinists Union District Lodge 751 is determined to win a better contract for its members at Hytek Finishes, the union’s leader said....
View ArticleBoeing gives quality award to Everett 787 Machinists
A group of 30 Machinists Union members who build 787s in Everett has been honored by the Boeing Co. with a new companywide award for outstanding quality and innovation. The team – which calls itself...
View ArticleUnion pleased as IAM-Hytek talks get mediator
KENT — Management at Hytek Finishes has reversed its earlier opposition to asking federal mediators for help in resolving contentious contract talks with the Machinists Union. Union negotiators hailed...
View ArticleMachinists and Boeing agree to incentive pay plan
A new incentive pay plan for Machinist Union workers at the Boeing Co. will reward them for improving on their already impressive performance. “Our top goal was to ensure this plan paid out for the...
View ArticleHytek Machinists march; management drags feet
KENT – After a year of contract talks, management at Hytek Finishes has yet to provide its hourly workers with an acceptable contract proposal, according to officers with the Machinists Union. Union...
View ArticleMachinists picket Hytek after winning NLRB ruling
KENT –Members of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 engaged in some pre-Christmas picketing as a show of solidarity with their fellow union members working at Hytek Finishes. “We’re here to send a...
View ArticleMachinists at Hytek reject contract, authorize strike
KENT – A key Boeing Co. supplier now faces the prospect of a strike. Members of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 working for Hytek Finishes voted Saturday to reject a four-year contract offer and to...
View ArticleMachinists at Hytek ratify new four-year contract
KENT — Machinists Union members at Hytek Finishes in Kent have narrowly approved a new improved four-year contract. The Machinists approved the contract with a 52-percent “yes” vote Thursday, less than...
View ArticleUnion contract wins raises for aerospace workers
KENT — Machinists Union members who work at Hytek Finishes in Kent will see pay increases as the result of their new union contract. Union members at the plant approved a new three-year collective...
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