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Source: Talking Union
The Long Beach was loaded at the Port of Vancouver USA without Longshore labor. Photo by ILWU Local 4 longshore worker Jared Moultrie
From the Columbian:
United Grain last Wednesday locked out 44 dockworkers after it alleged a union official sabotaged the company’s equipment. The company says it fired the person. The union denies any wrongdoing.
Vancouver police continue to investigate the matter.
“We have not brought in any replacement workers,” Pat McCormick said Sunday. “We are working with United Grain personnel only.” McCormick is the spokesman for the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association.
Asked if there is any indication the talks will resume, McCormick said, “I think we’re (the three companies) meeting midweek to discuss the request from the union for a meeting.”
McCormick said work is happening at United Grain at the Port of Vancouver.
“Operations have resumed to a certain normality,” he said. “We completed loading last night, and the ship departed last night without incident.”
Jennifer Sargent said union workers were feeling support.
“The folks down at the picket line are getting a lot of support from the...
On February 27, 2013, two hundred men and women of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 4 in Vancouver, Washington, were locked out of their jobs by United Grain Corp, which is owned by major Japanese conglomerate Mitsui. Mitsui-United Grain has failed to negotiate in good faith with the ILWU, and has employed a union-busting firm called Gettier to import out-of-state replacement workers.
Watch two Vancouver Longshoremen, Mike Nehring and Jared Moultrie, describe the fight for good jobs from the picket line in front of Mitsui-United Grain by clicking on the image above, or on this link.
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