Port of Portland Archives

Portland Airport implements new $15 wage floor

Dec 10, 2020

The new policy would raise wages above $16.55 for 900 service workers in January 2022. SEIU Local 49 calls that too little too late.

ICTSI refuses to accept $19 million from ILWU and will seek new trial

Apr 15, 2020

A new trial would focus only on deciding the right amount of damages, not whether ILWU was at fault in the slowdown at Terminal 6.

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.

Labor loses spot on the Port of Portland Commission

Dec 4, 2019

For now, Governor Kate Brown has ended the tradition of having two labor reps on the board.

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.