Don't expect Occupy to shut down Port of Tacoma Monday

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  Port of Tacoma to offer updates on Occupy protests

  The Port of Tacoma said it will keep port customers and constituents updated on a planned Occupy protest at the port Monday with a new notice on its website.

• Occupy Tacoma’s port protest peaceful

  Occupy Tacoma’s port protest peaceful

  About three dozen Occupy protesters brandished banners and passed out leaflets Monday on a key arterial leading to the Port of Tacoma, but they didn’t attempt to halt commerce at the port’s terminals.

• Occupiers plan to protest Monday at Port of Tacoma

  Occupiers plan to protest Monday at Port of Tacoma

  Lacking the buy-in by the powerful Longshore Union, Occupy Tacoma protesters have dialed down what was initially advertised as an effort to shut down Tacoma port activity Monday and substituted informational picketing on one of the port’s main approaches.

• Company, union settle Longview dock dispute

  Company, union settle Longview dock dispute

  A Longshore union and a grain terminal operator reached a tentative settlement Monday to end a fiery labor dispute at the Port of Longview that included blocked trains and repeated arrests.

• Occupy Tacoma protests near Port of Tacoma

  Occupy Tacoma protests near Port of Tacoma

  Occupy protesters launched an informational protest at noon today at the Port of Tacoma Road bridge over the Route 509 freeway. Though the original plan by the Occupy movement was to shut down ports up and down the West Coast, it appears that the Tacoma group plans only informational activities today, unfurling signs on the overpass and passing out fliers to truckers.