KELSO, Wash. (AP) — Another longshoreman has been arrested and their union boss says a labor dispute in Longview will get worse.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 President Dan Coffman tells KOMO News that (http://bit.ly/praW2s ) that once barges and ships come in to the terminal, the union plans more actions.
The ILWU believes its members have the right to work at the new $200 million terminal. The company EGT has hired another firm that is staffing with workers from a different union, Oregon-based Operating Engineers Local 701. EGT hopes to establish the terminal on the Columbia River as a top West Coast location for shipping grain to growing markets in Asia.
Meanwhile, Kelso police arrested 38-year-old Conner S. McCleod on criminal trespass charges on Tuesday night.
Kelso police says they’ve made 213 arrests since the union strife began in July.
