Port workers strike turns violent in Baltimore

The port workers strike in Baltimore turned violent Tuesday just hours after the contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight.

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[ventures]

If we are depending on fresh food and fresh fruit to come across the ocean on a boat? That's already a huge problem! Fresh food needs to be growing right here, including all of our cattle! This should never be happening in our United States!!!

[ronaldwilliamson]

The economy won't hurt politicians. They're rich.

[TAHOE_YOHOE]

Bothering the trash man is pathetic. Certain contractors have nothing to do with your union contracts. They have there own contracts in place, so let them do their job

[rs-vlim]

75% pay increase over 5 years. In what world are they living in?

[ronaldbrooks]

Go back to our own factories, fields and farms. Bring jobs back to the USA.

[h-king]

Man tells reporter what happened. Reporter says; we don't know what happened 😅

[MiniGamr-schm]

These scumbags deserve nothing. Get some non union workers that would be happy to have a job STARTING at 81k. The base starting wage for them is 81k. With the overtime they get, goes well into the 100k territory. And they want a 77% increase? Scumbags.

[mikeyg]

Time to get lean on our spending folks. Time to make a point we wont pay for over priced items anymore especially non essentials

[itsintheword]

" the truck hit the pickiters as they swarmed around WELL DONT STAND IN FRONT OF THE

[ClubMayview]

Trash collecter should sue the union for fostering a dangerous environment

[devlin]

Unions and strikes are there to address deplorable conditions and ensure fair contracts, not so the union leader can go from making $800k/yr to $1.2M/yr.

[tacdad]

77% increase??? Attack a guy hauling trash??? This stuff isn't right.

[fartyarcidentertainment]

You lost ALL my sympathy when you attacked the trash man....

[trekmanone]

77% pay increase demanded! Fire them all, rehire to people who want to work!!

[ipmanphil]

Why are we crying we should be growing and manufacturing these goods and products here.

[jayg]

They turned down 50% raise over 6 yrs I don't feel sorry for them

[blusheep]

When you get violent against someone that isn't in your fight, I lose all respect for you.

[larogersii]

50% pay raise is huge omg. How can Americans afford this inflation cost?

[Kymmee]

If you swarm a moving truck (car, bus, vehicle of any kind), you might just get hit. Duh! Attacking the driver & damaging the vehicle should land someone in jail.

[justinnutt]

Wages aren't the problem. Paying 30 to 40% of our income to a government that doesn't represent us is the problem.