ILWU Files for Bankruptcy Amid Legal Battle with ICTSI Over Portland Port Operations

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to resolve litigation with an Oregon affiliate of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI).
The ILWU says it can no longer afford to defend against ICTSI's "scorched-earth litigation tactic" after attempting to resolve the decade-long dispute.
The bankruptcy filing comes ahead of a looming trial over claims the union illegally slowed operations at the Port of Portland when it was operated by an ICTSI affiliate.
The ILWU has over 4,000 members across the United States and Canada.
In August, the ILWU ratified a 6-year contract improving pay and benefits for 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports from California to Washington.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to resolve litigation with an Oregon affiliate of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI).
The ILWU says it can no longer afford to defend against ICTSI's "scorched-earth litigation tactic" after attempting to resolve the decade-long dispute.
The bankruptcy filing comes ahead of a looming trial over claims the union illegally slowed operations at the Port of Portland when it was operated by an ICTSI affiliate.
The ILWU has over 4,000 members across the United States and Canada.
In August, the ILWU ratified a 6-year contract improving pay and benefits for 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports from California to Washington.