Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Top StoryILWU reaches agreement with PNW grain terminal owners, lock-out endsInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers at Pacific Northwest grain terminals have voted to ratify a new contract with Louis Dreyfus Commodities, United Grain Corporation and Columbia Grain, according to an ILWU statement. ILWU said the vote included members of ILWU Local 8 in Portland, Ore., Local 4 in Vancouver, Local 21 in Longview, Local 19 in Seattle, and Local 23 in Tacoma, Wash., who collectively voted 88.4 percent in favor of the tentative collective bargaining agreement that will be in effect until May 31, 2018. More Newswire stories Progress reported by ILWU and PMA with tentative health benefit agreement OOCL launches joint service on NE Asia, Australia and New Zealand trades Nautilus and Metro Ports subsidiary move headquarters to Long Beach Logistics survey indicates positive present for sea freight, less optimistic future 5 Truck drivers charged in connection with container fatality
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