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Australia: Wharf dispute on ice, for now

The Fremantle wharfies’ union and stevedoring company Patrick are at the negotiation table again and appear to be making amends after last month’s industrial action over a pay dispute.

A Patrick spokeswoman said there were two days of negotiations at a national level this week, which would resume again after the Maritime Union of Australia [...]

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Longview: Coal terminal opponents make new push following fire

Tuesday’s fire at the site of a proposed coal terminal has reignited calls from opponents who say coal and Millennium Bulk Logistics have no place in Cowlitz County.

“(Former owner) Alcoa and the state Department of Ecology need to step up and get this place cleaned up,” said Brett VandenHeuvel, executive director of Columbia Riverkeeper, [...]

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