State steps into Portland port guard contract talks

Regulatory/Transport

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Portland Oregonian newspaper is reporting that an Oregon state labor official will meet with representatives from the Port of Portland and a longshore local that represents 25 security guards on Saturday to try and broker a labor agreement. The newspaper said failure to reach agreement could result in a strike that "could cripple operations at the Port of Portland." The paper said Robert Nightingale, Oregon state conciliator, "will personally step into the talks, w...

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