Woodworkers Local Lodge W157 is a Machinists Union representing members in the forest products industry in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. Facilities covered by a Union Contract in our jurisdiction include:
Simpson Commencement Bay Operations, Tacoma
Weyerhaeuser Olympia Log Yard, Olympia
Our Officers & Staff
President, Duane Sordahl
Vice President, James Austin
Secretary Treasurer, Brandon Bryant
Recording Secretary, James Warner
Trustee, Scott Kranitz
Office Administrator, Cheri Focht
WD1 Business Representative, Wayne Thompson
Our History
The Local was chartered on December 21st, 1938 under District 23 of the International Woodworkers of America, CIO (IWA). Named Local 157, we represented workers in logging and sawmilling opreations in and around Enumclaw, Washington.
Over the next several decades the Local expanded to include log export yards, plywood, and door manufacturing workers throughout the Puget Sound region. On July 1st, 1987, the Local was realigned into Region III of the IWA and re-chartered as Local Lodge 3-157. On May 1st, 1994, the IWA merged with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO. The Local then became know as Lodge W157. In October of 2000, the Local merged with Lodge W9 which had been located in Tacoma, Washington. Together, the memberships of the newly merged Lodge have stepped up to the challenges facing the Forest Products Industry in the 21st Century.
Our Address/Meeting Schedule
1322 South Fawcett, Suite 12
Tacoma, WA 98402
Regular Monthly Union Meetings are held at the Union Office every 2nd Thursday at 4:45pm.
The Executive Board meets prior to each Union Meeting.
Olympia Log Yard meetings are held at the yard, during lunch every 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Local Lodge Union Meeting Dates:
January 14, 2010
February 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
April 08, 2010
May 13, 2010
June 10, 2010
July 08, 2010
August 12, 2010
September 09, 2010
October 14, 2010
November 11, 2010
December 09, 2010
January 13, 2011
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