# Workers at Portland port terminal falsified time sheets in alleged racketeering scheme, lawsuit alleges - oregonlive.com

> A federal lawsuit alleges that union longshore workers at Portland's Terminal 5 inflated time sheets for more than four years. The alleged overbilling cost grain terminal operator Columbia Export Terminal more than $5 million.

- Date: 2018-12-19 · published 2018-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61600-workers-at-portland-port-terminal-falsified-time-sheets-in-alleged-racketeering
- 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

This is a labour and cost dispute at a grain export terminal, with no clear effect on supply volumes. Any operational disruption would be a minor factor for US export logistics.

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| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [Strike Disrupts Ops at Port Kembla Coal Terminal \| World Maritime News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71507-strike-disrupts-ops-at-port-kembla-coal-terminal-world-maritime-news.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
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| WHEAT | 2020-06-30 | [Longshore workers set to strike at two Montreal marine terminals \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52635-longshore-workers-set-to-strike-at-two-montreal-marine-terminals-journal-of.md) | -7.0% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- oregonlive.com: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2018/12/worker-at-portland-port-terminal-falsified-time-sheets-in-alleged-racketeering-scheme-lawsuit-alleges.html

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