labor disputes

Northwest farmers are watching several bills closely in Congress that would try to keep trade moving through ports in the event of a labor dispute.Last…

The United Steelworkers union and major oil refiners have reached a tentative contract settlement.That should end a six-week strike at the Tesoro refinery…

A popular gift now for Chinese New Year is a box of red apples from Washington. But Northwest shippers say a labor dispute at West Coast ports is…

Farmers in Idaho say hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of beef, potatoes, apples, cheese and other products are languishing in storage because of…

A slowdown at Western ports is now aggravating farmers across the Northwest.Produce processors are laying off production line workers. Apples are backing…

Several Northwest Christmas tree growers are trying to push containers full of evergreens through the Northwest’s delayed seaports.The ports have a backup…

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber says he has brokered a deal that should ease a thorny labor dispute at the Port of Portland.The Democrat announced Thursday…

There are several new developments Wednesday in a long-running labor dispute between unionized longshoremen and Northwest grain terminal operators. One…