Day: May 29, 2013

Foreign grain merchants continue lockouts; longshore workers stand strong

May 29, 2013

Longshore workers in Oregon and Washington are continuing their round-the-clock fight for a fair contract at grain terminals owned by some of the world’s largest grain corporations nearly a year after negotiations began last...

ITF makes formal complaint to Mitsui over Port of Vancouver lockout

May 29, 2013

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has reiterated its and its member unions’ continuing concern over the unacceptable lockout of workers at the Port of Vancouver, Washington State, USA. The Federation laid out...