News / Carriers eye other ports as Portland labour dispute could "go on for years"

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The dispute between terminal operator ICTSI, the port of Portland employer body the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and US west coast dockers organisation the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) could “last for years”, according to the union.

Last week saw the latest judgement on a case that centred on two employees at Portland’s container terminal operated by ICTSI who were employed to monitor reefer containers stored at the port. They were not ILWU members, contravening the collective bargaining agreement that ...