The foreign owners of EGT knew full well prior to coming to Longview that the Northwest grain industry is stable and productive because of its 80-year relationship with the men and women of the ILWU. EGT is trying to disrupt the positive relationship that the ILWU has in every other grain terminal, and EGT’s lawsuit against the Port of Longview shows that the company doesn’t mind shifting more legal costs to Cowlitz County taxpayers.
http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2011/10/court-rules-that-egt-was-acutely-aware-of-ilwu-local-21-working-agreement-in-lease-agreement-with-port-of-longview/
