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Japanese union members tell Itochu: Hands off ILWU!

Japanese union members tell Itochu: Hands off ILWU! October 14, 2011

On Friday, October 14, members of Japanese unions met at the headquarters of Itochu Corporation (伊藤忠商事株式会社) to protest the massive company’s union-busting efforts in Longview, Washington, where it is part owner of EGT along with STX Pan Ocean and Bunge.

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El Salvador Creates Tender for Port Services

The Port Executive Committee has put out to tender a contract for hiring of legal persons for the provision of services in the ports of Acajutla and La Union in 2012.

Read more at CentralAmericaData.com

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Log Exports To Expand At Port Of Astoria

Contrary to early concerns about exporting logs next to cruise ships, the Port of Astoria has learned that cruise ship passengers find the log handling operations to be an interesting sight. Photo by Jeff Smith, President of ILWU Local 8.

Reintroducing log exports has paid off big for the Port of Astoria, and more [...]

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