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<p>AP Photo/Rick Bowmer The Port of Portland's Terminal 6 is shown Friday, June 29, 2012, in Portland, Ore. A federal judge has set a Tuesday deadline for a deal to end a dispute that has slowed the flow of cargo at the Port of Portland. At a hearing Friday, former Gov. Ted Kulongoski told U.S. District Judge Michael Simon no agreement has been reached between the unions representing longshoremen and electrical workers. The unions disagree about which workers should plug in and unplug refrigerated shipping containers — the equivalent of two full-time jobs.</p>

<p>AP Photo/Rick Bowmer The Port of Portland's Terminal 6 is shown Friday, June 29, 2012, in Portland, Ore. A federal judge has set a Tuesday deadline for a deal to end a dispute that has slowed the flow of cargo at the Port of Portland. At a hearing Friday, former Gov. Ted Kulongoski told U.S. District Judge Michael Simon no agreement has been reached between the unions representing longshoremen and electrical workers. The unions disagree about which workers should pl…

July 4, 2012

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Portland union dispute hits Port of Lewiston
July 4, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Portland union dispute hits Port of Lewiston

LEWISTON - A union-on-union fight over whose members should plug in refrigerated shipping containers in Oregon has sent economic ripples 360 miles upstream to an Idaho port, where some customers have ditched river barges for trucks rather than wait out the uncertainty.