Story Published: Sep 4, 2008 at 11:01 PM PST
Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:43 AM PST
Potlatch's Machinists Union took to the polls Thursday, voting on whether or not to strike against the corporation. The union has said they were unhappy with a final contract offer from Potlatch. That offer included paying lump-sum bonuses equal to two and a half percent on each worker's salary for the next two years instead of increasing salaries outright by two percent.
An initial vote on August 5, 2008 showed two-thirds of the union in favor of a strike, but since, no picket lines have formed. Thursday, many of the 265 affected union members trickled into the union headquarters, amidst a room full of picket signs. The vote ends at 6:00 p.m.
