Day: October 19, 2012

ILWU Local 19 files legal challenge to proposed arena near Port of Seattle

Oct 19, 2012

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) local 19, filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court Thursday challenging the decision of the City of Seattle and King County to move forward with an agreement to build a...

Longshore grain talks will resume Oct. 29, quietly

Oct 19, 2012

From the Oregonian: Longshoremen and owners of Northwest terminals that handle a quarter of the nation’s grain exports have agreed to resume contract talks Oct. 29 with a federal mediator. As a lockout threat looms, the...