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Excerpts from the Daily News: A hung jury forced a mistrial late Friday night in the misdemeanor trial of ILWU President Robert McEllrath, accused of obstructing/delaying a train Sept. 7 at the Port of Longview. McEllrath, the top executive in the ILWU, was accused of standing on the railroad tracks — along with several hundred [...]  From KOIN Local 6:
The lawsuit alleges police misconduct and violations of free speech rights of ILWU members. On Wednesday ILWU leaders made a request to federal court to add Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney Susan Baur and Chief Criminal Deputy Charlie Rosenzweig as defendants in the union’s ongoing civil rights lawsuit against public and [...] [See also: ILWU will challenge this morning's unjust reward] The amount was $43,000 less than attorneys for the National Labor Relations Board had requested to cover damage at the terminal, law-enforcement overtime costs and attorney fees. Attorneys for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union said they will appeal, arguing that the damage estimates were “general, [...] The Port of Longview will continue to allow eight longshore union picketers outside East Mill Road near the $200 million EGT grain terminal, but they may need to move for road improvements, officials said at a port commission meeting Tuesday. After hundreds of people broke into the terminal and damaged a grain train Sept. 8, [...] A 57-year-old longshore union protester said she suffered a torn rotator cuff when law enforcement officers arrested her on the railroad tracks in front of a train bound for the EGT grain terminal. She said she yelled in pain, which prompted another longshore union protester, Kelly Muller, to rush to her defense. Another officer was [...] |
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