ILWU Files Unfair Labor Charge Against Mitsui-United Grain
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union filed an Unfair Labor Practice Charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Mitsui-United, the ILWU, Local 4 said in a statement. The charge is a result of the company's lockout of its workforce…
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at the Port of Vancouver USA. The ILWU alleges Mitsui-United Grain “took the extreme measure of locking out its entire bargaining unit even though by its own statements it had identified and terminated the employee allegedly responsible for the property damage." The ILWU said the property damage took place December 22, five days before the unilateral implementation of Mitsui-United Grain's final offer. Mitsui's U.S. office didn't comment.