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.