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Judge lowers ILWU jury award

Mar 18, 2020

ILWU is now supposed to pay terminal operator ICTSI $19 million, after a federal judge said the evidence did not support a jury award of $93.6 million.

Judge could lower ILWU jury award

Feb 18, 2020

ILWU argued that a jury accepted a grossly inflated estimate when it ordered $93.6 million in economic damages.

Shipping returns to Portland’s Terminal 6

Dec 4, 2019

South Korea-based container carrier SM Lines will get a state subsidy to ship to Portland. A longshore union slowdown has been blamed for shippers pulling out, but other factors increasingly make container shipping to Portland a challenge.

Jury says ILWU owes $93 million for dock slowdown

Nov 15, 2019

The decision threatens the survival of the West Coast longshore union.

ILWU elects new leadership

Nov 13, 2018

Members of the West Coast longshore and warehouse union elected their first-ever black president, Willie Adams.

ILWU to hold 2018 convention in Portland June 4-8

May 29, 2018

The 35,000-member union represents dock and warehouse workers in Hawaii and the West Coast.

Unions are wall-to-wall at Keller Auditorium

Oct 16, 2017

With the recent unionization of dancers at the Oregon Ballet Theatre, their shows are now executed by an all-union workforce.

Solidarity — Now, and Forever: Tacoma labor honors the man who wrote “Solidarity Forever”

Aug 16, 2017

In Tacoma, Ralph Chaplin’s spirit is marching on.

Labor peace on West Coast docks will run through 2022

Aug 11, 2017

ILWU members have approved a 3-year contract extension.

Lois Stranahan, 1919-2017

May 25, 2017

Together with late husband Jesse Stranahan, she was well known in the local labor movement as a tireless fighter for economic justice.

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