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The articles excerpted on this site report on the state of the industry as seen by mainstream media, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the officers of the ILWU Coast Longshore Division.

Bunge (BG) Could Break Through $71.67 Resistance Level

Bunge is one of the three multinational corporate owners of EGT Development, the company that's trying to avoid hiring union longshoremen at the Port of Longview. Bunge reported $2.5 billion in profits in 2010.

Bunge (NYSE:BG) closed Tuesday’s positive trading session at $70.36.

In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low [...]

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ICTSI gets P1.7B from share sale

ICTSI operates Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland and is expanding internationally.

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is selling treasury shares accumulated during the financial crisis in 2009 to raise fresh capital that can bankroll the group’s aggressive expansion locally and overseas.

In a disclosure Friday, the listed company said it approved [...]

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ILWU Forces Temporary Longview Terminal Shutdown

Longshore workers from ILWU Local 21 picket non-union and scab labor at EGT Development in Longview, WA, July 22, 2011. Photo by Sara Johnson, member of ILWU Local 21.

The ILWU, which has a contract with the port and has been recognized as the sole supplier of longshore labor at West Coast ports, is [...]

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