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The National Labor Relations Board has upheld the August 2013 ruling of an administrative judge that ordered the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, ILWU Local 8, and ILWU Local 40 to cease and desist from a variety of activities at Terminal 6 in Portland that violate federal labor laws.
The illegal activities include engaging in slowdowns and work stoppages, and using threats and coercion to disrupt the operations of Terminal 6 operator ICTSI Oregon.
"We are gratified by the NLRB’s ruling, which rejected all of the ILWU’s legal arguments," said Elvis Ganda, CEO of ICTSI Oregon. "Hopefully, this decision will bring us one step closer to ending the ILWU’s orchestrated and illegal campaign to undermine the success of Terminal 6 and to convincing the shipping companies to return to the Port of Portland. A fully functioning, productive Terminal 6 is critical to the regional economy and benefits local businesses, importers, exporters, farmers and workers across various industries — including rank-and-file ILWU longshoremen who have suffered a substantial loss of work as a result of their leaderships’ actions."
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An ILWU spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for comments.
The ongoing labor conflict at T6 is a major reason why the terminal's two biggest carriers — Hanjin Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd — terminated their container services at the Portland port.
An efficient and productive T6 is seen as a necessity before port and ICTSI officials can make progress in attracting new container shipping services to Portland.
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