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As a strike looms, Oregon’s state conciliator plans to hold last-ditch talks Saturday between longshore security guards and the Port of Portland.
State Conciliator Robert Nightingale said Monday he would mediate talks in an attempt to avert a strike scheduled by Port security officers.
If no agreement is reached, Local 28 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union plans to begin a strike at 6 a.m. Sunday that could shut down three terminals at the Port of Portland.
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Striking workers brought operations to a halt at gates to the Port of Oakland this morning, leaving more than 100 trucks lined up waiting to get in.
SEIU Local 1021 and the port have been trying for months to negotiate a new contract to cover just over 220 workers. Those workers include, among other staff, electricians, clerical workers, security and janitors.
About 100 trucks lined Middle Harbor Road outside the Port’s gates Tuesday morning as about 200 workers and union supporters carried signs, blocking most entrances. The strike is being honored by members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, who load and unload cargo containers on ships and trucks at the port, effectively shutting down port operations.
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The Miami Herald profiled a tug boat captain, Ronald T. Church. Miami Herald photo.Ronald T. Church, 65, was born in the zone and worked as a crane operator before entering the apprentice program to captain a tug in 1982. He retired in 1998, the year before the United States relinquished control of the canal, but then returned in 2008 to work under contract for the Panama Canal Authority, which now governs the canal.
His contract runs through 2014 but with the Panama Canal undergoing expansion and plenty of work available, he’s not sure when he will retire for good.
“This is history. We’re bringing in mates, mates, mates and training them’’ so they’ll be ready when the expansion is completed in 2015, says Church. “We have more tugs than are needed now and some of them will move over to the new locks.’’
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