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Gov. Jay Inslee”We know that common ground can be met with good faith bargaining as shown by the TEMCO agreement and hope similar negotiations and progress can be made here. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of resolving this issue.”
– Gov. Jay Inslee, WA

ILWU Local 4 President Cager Clabaugh received the following letter this week, addressed to him and to Gary Schuld, President of Mitsui-United Grain:

July 11, 2013
Cager Clabaugh, President, ILWU Local 4
Gary Schuld, President, United Grain Corporation
Dear Mr. Schuld and Mr. Clabaugh:
I am writing to follow up on my earlier conversations with both parties regarding the situation at the Port of Vancouver.
I am concerned that the current situation in Vancouver remains unresolved and that talks have not taken place in recent weeks. As I have discussed with both of you, this situation has the potential of damaging the long term reputation of Washington ports and has negatively impacted both the workers and the company. While I appreciate the patience and restraint that both parties have shown to date, we need to have talks that lead toward developing an equitable, long term...

Source: NEA Today

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