Because of the tough economy, the Port of Everett isn’t asking the Legislature for any money this year. But it is asking lawmakers not to tap into some earmarked funds that already exist. The port’s director said he...
Read MoreArgentine farmers protested outside a plant owned by leading exporter Cargill on Friday, the fifth day of a strike over government export curbs that has virtually paralyzed local grains markets. Farmers, who have been at odds...
Read More[ENGLISH SUMMARY: For the past year, the ILWU Coast Longshore Division has assisted the democratically elected leaders of the Costa Rican dockworkers union SINTRAJAP, led by Ronaldo Blear, in fending off attacks from the Costa...
Read MoreSouth Korea, the world’s third-largest corn buyer, plans to purchase a grain elevator at a U.S. production site, and acquire a stake in an elevator for grain exports this year, the government said on Thursday. Asia’s...
Read MoreCanadian Minister of Labour, Lisa Raitt, has officially referred the current round of collective bargaining between ILWU and the BCMEA to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board. The CIRB has been given the task of determining...
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