# Terminal 18 currently not working due to IUOE Local 302 strike

> Terminal 18 at the Port of Tacoma is not operating because members of IUOE Local 302 are picketing the facility. Terminal management is working to resolve the situation.

- Date: 2018-08-22 · published 2018-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63542-terminal-18-currently-not-working-due-to-iuoe-local-302-strike
- 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

Pacific Northwest grain and bulk export capacity could be reduced while the picket continues, a localized logistics constraint with limited price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-30 | [Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-25 | [PSAC workers' nationwide strike brings picket to Thunder Bay's grain terminal \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36420-psac-workers-nationwide-strike-brings-picket-to-thunder-bay-s-grain-terminal.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-23 | [Unifor Local 100 at Nova Scotia's Autoport set to strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31694-unifor-local-100-at-nova-scotia-s-autoport-set-to-strike.md) | -4.2% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- nwseaportalliance.com: https://www.nwseaportalliance.com/newsroom/terminal-18-currently-not-working-due-iuoe-local-302-strike

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