by admin | Apr 23, 2012 | April 2012 Dispatcher, Fighting for Good Jobs
Most recycling workers at Waste Management Davis Street facility in the East Bay are being paid a paltry $12.67 an hour or less. It’s less than the Local 6 members need to support their families. On top of the low wages, they had to deal with a dangerous rat...
by admin | Apr 23, 2012 | April 2012 Dispatcher, Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs
In the January 2012 issue of the Dispatcher, we reported that EGT had signed a contract with ILWU Local 21, ending a bitter and hard fought labor dispute, but that many legal issues remained unresolved. Legal issues that could not be resolved by a settlement between...
by admin | Feb 23, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs, January 2012 Dispatcher
When the grain ship MV Full Sources arrived at EGT’s multinational grain export facility in Longview, Washington, on February 7, it marked a significant victory in one of the most militant labor disputes in recent decades: the fight to keep all major grain export...
by admin | Feb 2, 2012 | Featured, Fighting for Good Jobs
LONGVIEW, WA (February 2, 2012) – On Wednesday, EGT voluntarily recognized International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 as the bargaining representative for its grain handler employees on the vessel and in its facility in the Port of Longview. On Monday and...
by admin | Jan 27, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2012 CONTACT: Jennifer Sargent, 503-703-2933 LONGVIEW, WA (January 27, 2012) — Today, the Port of Longview approved a settlement agreement with EGT and the ILWU settling unresolved legal issues between the parties. The...
by admin | Jan 4, 2012 | Fighting for Good Jobs
January 3, 2012 To: All Longshore, Clerk, and Walking Boss/Foreman Locals Brothers and Sisters: We are currently engaged in a labor dispute with one of our employers, EGT, in the Pacific Northwest. EGT continues to refuse to return to the negotiating table with Local...
