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Grain Lockout at Portland Terminal

Grain Lockout at Portland Terminal

May 6, 2013

A grain lockout that began over a labor dispute in late February has expanded to the Port of Portland. Disputes between grain handlers and longshore workers have already locked out the Port of Vancouver. To read more, click HERE. 

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