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ILWU Pickets Oregon Barge Facility

Industry publications continue to show interest in the recent longshore protest in Coos Bay. From Pacific Maritime Magazine:

An International Longshore and Warehouse Union local branch has begun what it says is an informational campaign against an Oregon lumber company that has hired non-union labor to work at a new barge facility.

Members of ILWU [...]

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ILA Affiliating with International Dockworker’s Council

The IDC unites dockworkers around the globe, including ILWU, seen here represented by International President Robert McEllrath and Vice President (Mainland) Ray Familathe last month.

The International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO plans to affiliate with the worldwide International Dockworkers Council (IDC), according to an announcement by the ILA’s president, Harold J. Daggett.

The IDC is [...]

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