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Arrests made stemming from Longview union protests

KNKX Public Radio | By The Associated Press
Published September 13, 2011 at 2:39 PM PDT
Union workers block railroad tracks in Longview, Wash., Wednesday. Longshoremen blocked a train carrying grain as part of an escalating dispute about labor at the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview.
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Union workers block railroad tracks in Longview, Wash., Wednesday. Longshoremen blocked a train carrying grain as part of an escalating dispute about labor at the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview.
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A crowd of union workers and supporters gather at a crossing in Vancouver, Wash., on Wednesday. Hundreds of Longshoremen were at the crossing as part of an escalating dispute about labor at the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview, Wash.
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A crowd of union workers and supporters gather at a crossing in Vancouver, Wash., on Wednesday. Hundreds of Longshoremen were at the crossing as part of an escalating dispute about labor at the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview, Wash.
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KELSO, Wash. — Authorities in Washington have arrested two people in connection with the union takeover of a Longview grain terminal, including a worker caught on video in a vulgarity-laced tirade outside the union hall.

The Cowlitz County Sheriff's office says 45-year-old Ronald Patrick Stavas, of Kelso, is accused of assaulting a guard and breaking into the EGT terminal on Thursday. He was arrested for first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, intimidating a witness and sabotage. Bail was set at $50,000.

Witnesses identified Stavas on the KGW-TV video.

Authorities also arrested 39-year-old Shelly Ann Porter, of Longview, for trespassing when she blocked a train. She was booked and released.

The union believes it has the right to work at the EGT facility, but the company has hired a contractor using laborers from another union.

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