ILWU member in Vancouver. Photo by Paul Suarez of the Columbian
The demonstration by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which included Vancouver members, blocked a train headed to a new grain terminal at the Port of Longview. The business that built the new grain terminal, EGT, has been at odds with the union for months.
“America’s working people have the right and the duty to stand up to foreign corporations that come over to our country and try to undermine the standards of an entire industry,” ILWU International President Robert McEllrath said in a release.