A bulk carrier struck Pier 1 on Friday while pulling in at the Port of Astoria and leaked up to 1,100 gallons of diesel fuel into the Columbia River. The U.S. Coast Guard received a report from the Port’s facility security...
Read MoreThe fate of more than 30 crew aboard a cargo ship missing off the Bahamas in heavy seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin was unknown on Friday as the storm battered the island chain for a second day. News the vessel had lost...
Read MoreFrom the Huffington Post: The National Education Association, the nation’s largest union, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday. The union’s campaign arm had indicated that it was recommending...
Read MoreFrom an article titled ‘Federal labor board rules longshoremen intentionally slowed work, made threats in 2012’ in The Oregonian: The National Labor Relations Board has once again ruled that longshoremen engaged in...
Read MoreAlthough very little work is happening at Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland, its operator and the union representing the workers there are continuing to spar. On Wednesday, ICTSI Oregon, which operates the container terminal,...
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