West Coast dockworkers to Russian cargo: Nyet!

Large tank farm, rail tracks with container trains at a port. Overhead view.

Russian ocean cargoes are already having difficulty getting to market as industry and labor get ahead of official government sanctions with unofficial embargoes of their own.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, representing about 20,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports, said last week it will not load or unload any Russian cargo imports or exports. 

“With this action in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, we send a strong message that we unequivocally condemn the Russian invasion,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/west-coast-dockworkers-to-russian-cargo-nyet

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