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The Associated Press KELSO — A crewman who disappeared from a ship in the Columbia River at the Port of Kalama remains missing. The Cowlitz County sheriff’s office said Monday it was not possible to tell if he fell, jumped or walked off the ship, but there is no evidence of a crime. The Daily News of Longview…

Short-haul truckers at the Port of Seattle announced today they are going back to work, after a two-week walkout to seek better pay and working conditions. About 400 drivers, mostly African immigrants, stayed off the job two weeks, taking about one third of the usual fleet out of service, and slowing cargo traffic. Truckers requested a…

Independent Port truckers walked off the job and marched to SSA Marine with demands after a rally, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Seattle. (Photo by Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) About 300 truckers, unionists and supporters rallied this morning along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, as the truckers’ walkout continues at the…

Occupy Seattle demonstrators gather in Westlake Park in preparation for their march to the Port of Seattle terminals in support of dock workers. (Photo by Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)