Port of Portland's Corporate Welfare

In any case you forgot, the Port of Portland is run by nine members appointed by Gov. Kitz and confirmed by the Oregon senate.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Did you know the Port of Portland is offering to pay a Korean shipping line up to $4M to continue container service?

Last year, it gave the Philippines company $3.4M to, as the ILWU charges “mismanage” the port. In any case you forgot, the Port of Portland is run by nine members appointed by Gov. Kitz and confirmed by the Oregon senate.

Presided over by a man from Nike (which dictates to Kitz), his other appointees are all business reps except for two union men who seem to defer to the suits.

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Michael Munk tries to glean important but overlooked items from the world media on the issues of the day and posts them on an irregular schedule. Although items can overlap, he also maintains separate lists for activists in Portland, Oregon and the Northwest, and special lists for: Labor, Latin America, Israel, Torture Taxis, Korea, and the Czech Republic.

Michael is a highly praised writer from an important generation whose book, the Portland Red Guide, has received high praise.

"City Commissioner Nick Fish gave me a copy. Sat down on my sofa and couldn't put it down until I finished. Fascinating!"
-- Tom Potter, Mayor of Portland 2005-2009

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-- Bud Clark, Saloon keeper, Goose Hollow Inn, and Mayor of Portland, 1985–1992

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