The men and women of ILWU Locals 4, 8, 19, 21 and 23 have exported grain in the Pacific Northwest since the 1930′s. They are currently in collective bargaining negotiations with the multinational employers who own the terminals. Stay tuned for grain updates from the ILWU Coast Longshore Division.
What’s new:
- March 5, 2013: ILWU files Unfair Labor Practice charge against Mitsui-United Grain
- February 28, 2013: Union says Mitsui-United Grain lockout is ‘violation of U.S. labor law’
- February 27, 2013: ILWU and TEMCO reach grain agreement for Northwest terminals
- January 21, 2013: International Transport Workers’ Federation news release: ITF unions support ILWU in grain dispute
- December 21, 2012: News Release: Longshore workers voting on grain industry’s ‘last, best and final’ proposal
- December 12, 2012: News Release from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- November 18, 2012: News Release: Union has bargained in good faith with profitable multinational grain corporations
- November 3, 2012: News release from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Coming soon:
Announcements to ILWU members
Background information:
- Recent grain articles on Longshore and Shipping News
- From the Dispatcher: ‘Grain and Greed in the Northwest’
