# Portland, OR: Columbia River Grain Cargo Workers Under Attack | It's Going Down

> Columbia Export Terminal filed a SLAPP lawsuit in December 2018 seeking nearly $16 million from 154 stevedores at its Portland, Oregon grain dock and naming their union, the ILWU, as a defendant. The workers have operated without a contract since May 2018 while grain exporters push for longer hours and cuts to pension and medical benefits.

- Date: 2019-03-09 · published 2019-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60125-portland-or-columbia-river-grain-cargo-workers-under-attack-it-s-going-down
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged labor dispute at a Columbia River grain terminal could slow export loadings from the Pacific Northwest, which may support soybean and corn basis in the short term. Price impact is likely modest unless the dispute leads to a stoppage.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-11-11 | [Grain Port Worker Strike Delays Ships in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50154-grain-port-worker-strike-delays-ships-in-argentina.md) | +2.8% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2020-03-21 | [Grain receivers will strike at ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54137-grain-receivers-will-strike-at-ports.md) | +2.2% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2020-04-06 | [Argentine grains port workers request exports be suspended due to pandemic - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53677-argentine-grains-port-workers-request-exports-be-suspended-due-to-pandemic.md) | +0.0% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2020-09-27 | [Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51122-argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse-financial-post.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- itsgoingdown.org: https://itsgoingdown.org/portland-or-columbia-river-grain-cargo-workers-under-attack/

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