Mediator steps into ILWU/grain handler contract talks

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Friday, October 19, 2012

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Thursday it has stepped into contract talks between several locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers. The talks between ILWU Locals 4, 8, 19 & 23 and their employers have been contentious, culminating in a protest in September 2011 where union members blocked a train from arriving at the EGT Terminal in Longview, Wash., due to the terminal’s reported failure to re...

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