# Local 8 ULP Strike Urges Overseas Employer to Drop Baseless Lawsuit - ILWU

> Dozens of Portland longshore workers with ILWU Local 8 staged a two-day unfair labor practice strike at Terminal 5 on Dec. 6. They are protesting a $15 million lawsuit that Japan-based Pacificor, which owns Columbia Export Terminal, has pursued for three years against 150 local grainhandlers. The union says the suit was thrown out by federal courts.

- Date: 2022-01-07 · published 2022-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43156-local-8-ulp-strike-urges-overseas-employer-to-drop-baseless-lawsuit-ilwu
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A labor dispute at a Portland grain export terminal can slow outbound grain loadings from the Pacific Northwest, but the action was short and the effect on prices is likely limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-25 | [BNSF files federal lawsuit to block unions from striking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43162-bnsf-files-federal-lawsuit-to-block-unions-from-striking.md) | -2.1% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-14 | [Dockers' union issues threat to Spanish trade over employment law revision - The Loadstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72506-dockers-union-issues-threat-to-spanish-trade-over-employment-law-revision-the.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-23 | [Dockworkers, employers' association fail to strike deal on stowage agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72013-dockworkers-employers-association-fail-to-strike-deal-on-stowage-agreement.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-20 | [XPO Port Rail Drivers From Los Angeles To US-Mexico Border Strike Over Illegal Job Classification - International Brotherhood of Teamsters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70490-xpo-port-rail-drivers-from-los-angeles-to-us-mexico-border-strike-over-illegal.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-28 | [Bangladesh train services hit as staff strike over benefits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26510-bangladesh-train-services-hit-as-staff-strike-over-benefits.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- ilwu.org: https://www.ilwu.org/local-8-ulp-strike-urges-overseas-employer-to-drop-baseless-lawsuit/

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