The dockworker strike turned ugly in Baltimore as picketers allegedly attacked a trash hauler’s truck as he attempted to enter the complex.
“I come here for seven years. I’ve pulled the trash and the debris out of here for the Port of Baltimore,” the trash hauler, known as Robin, told FOX 5 DC.
“The officer told me to come back and go in there and get out of my way, and they attacked me and broke the windshield and lacerated my face. Look at it,” he added.
Robin appeared on air with a bloody laceration on his face.
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UPDATE: Port Workers Strike
Protests near the Main Entrance to the Port of Baltimore Turns Violent
This is expected to go on up until after the election… of course.
I’d say stock up on a few months of essentials, not because of this exactly, but just the culmination of all… pic.twitter.com/azkZSTvicq
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) October 2, 2024
Rumble backup via MJTruth:
FOX 5 DC reports:
Union members at the scene told Alnwick the truck hit one of the picketers as they swarmed around it. FOX 5 crews did see an ambulance come to assist, and we know that Robin did speak with police officers.
ADVERTISEMENTBaltimore police warned picketers that they cannot block the entrance to the port.
Workers began picketing at the Port of Baltimore shortly after midnight, walking in a circle holding signs that read “Machines Don’t Feed Families Support ILA Worker” and “No Work Without A Fair Contract.”
The union initially demanded a 77% pay raise over six years, citing inflation and years of minimal increases, according to President Harold Daggett. ILA members earn a base salary of about $81,000 annually, with some exceeding $200,000 due to overtime.
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DAY TWO: Thousands of dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas are on strike, demanding better wages. We have the latest from Baltimore on @NewsNation @thehill with @BlakeOnTheHill pic.twitter.com/ekKrkVU0r7
— Elina Shirazi (@elinashirazi) October 3, 2024
Per Daily Mail:
On social media, pro-union activists slammed the trash hauler as a ‘scab’ and accused cops of being ‘anti worker.’ Still, others blamed strikers for making unreasonable demands and blocking workers from accessing the port.
Baltimore Police Department did not immediately answer The Mail’s request for more details.
The incident in Baltimore was the first sign of violence to blight a strike over wages, job security, and automation between port owners and the union’s roughly 45,000 members that started at midnight.
The industrial action affects 36 ports from Maine to Texas and is the first by the union since 1977.
The dockworker strike is on its third day, threatening shortages of food items, auto parts, critical medications, and other goods.
WARNING: Port Strike Could Delay Delivery of Critical Medications
