The War at the Port of Longview, Washington

A major labor battle is taking place at the port of Longview in Washington. Labor journalist Steve Zeltzer interviews ILWU Local 21 president Dan Coffman and ILWU Local 10 retired longshoreman Jack Heyman. The multi-national partnership of Portland's EGT which includes the Tochu Corp of Japan, STX Pan Ocean of South Korea and Bunge North America, have
joined together to attack the ILWU. Coffman also discusses the role of IUOE Local 701 which is raiding the jobs of ILWU longshore workers. This has been condemned by the Oregon and Washington State AFL-CIO.

Interview was conducted on October 1, 2011
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