Grain Terminal

Vancouver Grain Operator Resumes With Non-Union Workers

Rob Manning — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:16:56 +0000

The Port of Vancouver’s grain terminal operator says replacement workers are now loading grain, in place of locked-out union members.

Grain Terminal Dispute Temporarily Shuts Down Vancouver, Wash. Port Docks

Tom Banse — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:33:26 +0000

A union lock out at a big grain export terminal brought all ship loading and unloading to a halt at the Port of Vancouver, Washington Wednesday. It's one of several developments in a long-running labor dispute involving longshore workers and grain handlers.

United Grain Corporation says its lock-out of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union was spurred by repeated incidents of machinery sabotage. It blamed two specific instances on a union negotiator.

NW Wheat Growers Hope For Resolution At Grain Terminals

Jessica Robinson — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:19:29 +0000

Northwest wheat growers are hoping for a swift resolution to a labor dispute that could keep their grain from reaching the world market. Grain terminals remain open in Portland, Vancouver and Seattle, even though the terminals' owners have implemented a contract offer unionized longshoremen rejected. Jessica Robinson has more.