International Container Terminal Service : ICTSI Oregon Inc. issues statement

ICTSI Oregon Inc. issues statement

Thursday, Nov 16, 2017

ICTSI Oregon, Inc. issued the following statement in response to significant legal rulings from the United States Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU):

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously affirmed two National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions that the ILWU is guilty of violating federal labor laws.

The D.C. Circuit Court upheld the NLRB's findings that the ILWU engaged in deliberate work stoppages and slowdowns, made false safety claims, and engaged in other coercive conduct against ICTSI Oregon and its customers. The Court found that ILWU committed these acts to pressure the Port of Portland to reassign the work of plugging and unplugging refrigerated containers at Terminal 6 from the Port's union-represented electricians to the ILWU. (Both decisions are attached: Cases No. 15-1344 and No. 15-1443).

According to ICTSI Oregon's CEO Elvis Ganda, 'We are extremely pleased with the DC Circuit decisions because this means that the Court, as well as the NLRB, confirmed our position that the ILWU's actions at Terminal 6 violated federal labor law. Our effort continues in federal court here in Portland to hold the ILWU accountable and obtain compensation for the harm it has done.'