Day: November 26, 2011

Tacoma on watch for bad ship containers

Nov 26, 2011

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and shipping lines have agreed on a procedure coast-wide to screen out those containers after three workers in Vietnam and Brazil lost their lives this year from explosions in the...

TDN: ILWU won’t join Occupy Oakland’s attempts to shut down West Coast ports

Nov 26, 2011

Excerpts from the Daily News: Facing hefty fines for illegal picketing, union longshore leaders this week rejected a call from Occupy Oakland protesters to shut down West Coast ports Dec. 12 in support of the union’s...