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Trump supporter & ILA head Harold Daggett: “I will cripple you.”

To be abundantly clear, they were offered a 50% raise BEFORE they went on #strike.

From the WSJ:

The Profane 78-Year-Old Leading the #Dockworkers Strike

‘They won’t be able to do anything in this country without my people,’ port #union chief #HaroldDaggett says in setting *audacious targets* in a coastwide #strike

Harold Daggett stood in front of the closed gates at the Port of New York & New Jersey just after midnight Tues & delivered a battle cry to hundreds of members of his #union that represents #portworkers from Maine to Texas.

Images of the President of the #ILA’s meeting w/ #Trump circulated on socialmedia as the #union went on strike Tues.
The images are pulled from a July post on the union's website where union President #HaroldDaggett asked for members to "pray" for Trump in the wake of the assassination attempt in PA.
In the post Daggett recalled a 2023 meeting w/ Trump where the fmr president appeared to express support for the #Longshoremen.
#MafiaState #economy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/01/harold-daggett-trump-photo-longshoremens-union/75474233007/

#HaroldDaggett, the #union boss behind port #strikes makes over $900K a year, owns a yacht, drives a Bentley — & has alleged ties to the Mafia.

#HaroldDaggett — has worked at the #ILA for 57 years & took the helm as president in 2011 — raked in $728,000 in compensation last year from the ILA.

He collected another $173,000 as president emeritus of a local union branch, acc/to labor department filings.

He lives in a 7,136 square-foot house valued at $1.7 million on a 10-acre lot in Sparta, New Jersey, acc/to Zillow & NJ Property Records.

By comparison, his fellow #union bosses at the #AFL-CIO, #Teamsters & #autoworkers #unions earn less than $300,000 a year, acc/to a Politico report.

#HaroldDaggett formerly owned the Obsession – a 76’ yacht – & was seen zipping around in a Bentley, acc/to The NYT.

In 2005, Bush’s #Justice Department accused Daggett of being an “associate” of the Genovese crime family – one of the “Five Families” of the US #Mafia.

#HaroldDaggett took the witness stand that year after federal prosecutors charged him w/ #racketeering.

He described himself as a target of the #mob – though a turncoat #Mafia member had testified Daggett was under the mob’s thumb, The New York Times reported.

#Longshoremen #MAGA #scam #MafiaState #economy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/nyregion/three-longshoremen-not-guilty-of-fraud-and-other-charges.html

During the course of the trial, one of Daggett’s co-defendants – Lawrence Ricci, an alleged major #mob figure – disappeared. His body was found weeks later decomposing in the trunk of a car outside a New Jersey diner.

Daggett was acquitted in 2 cases – even though the famous black-and-white mob movie “On the Waterfront” was inspired by his #longshoremen’s #union.

Over the years, #HaroldDaggett has bad-mouthed the #WaterfrontCommission – a #regulatory agency that was formed following the movie & created to prevent #corruption among New York & New Jersey #ports.

Daggett called the commission’s accusations of #mob ties “total bulls–t” & a “dark, ugly attack on Italian Americans.”

#HaroldDaggett’s sons — Dennis & John — reportedly earn similarly cushy salaries in their roles at the #union.

Dennis, the executive vice president of the #ILA, earned $250,156 in the fiscal year ended December 2022, acc/to ProPublica. John, the general vice president of the Atlantic Coast District ILA, reportedly earned $264,228 in the same period.

#Longshoremen #MAGA #scam #MafiaState #economy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/135623897

Now, he’s using his trademark aggression to fight suppliers, govt agencies & even President #Biden on the strikes – which will cause #supplychain logjams & could cost the #economy billions each day, according to JP Morgan.

Retailers, auto suppliers & produce importers had hoped Biden would impose the federal #TaftHartley Act, which allows US presidents to enact an 80-day cooling-off period that forces employees to return to work during certain labor disputes.

But those hopes were swept away when #Biden said that he does not believe in #TaftHartley.

#HaroldDaggett had mocked the idea during an interview in early September [see above].

“Do you think when I go back for 90 days those men are gonna go to work on that pier?” Daggett said.

#HaroldDaggett is third generation #ILA member, his father & namesake, Harold Daggett, Sr., who worked in the ILA industry for 57 years.

So this guy is totally “On the Waterfront” legacy, the mafia always keeps it in the family.

@Nonilex
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Danny asked me how things went when I got home and I told him about my day. He seemed unhappy with the specifics and went with me to have a conversation with the union boss the next day. After that, I got sent to work in the warehouse, a much cushier job than on the ship, I got a union card and had a great summer. My coworker showed me all kinds of illegal activities, I saw him use a motorized pallet jack to assault a guard who had uncovered a stash of goods he was stealing and I also got very drunk on some Lancers rosé that was being stored in the warehouse. Made for a very confusing commute home on public transportation that evening. Opened my eyes to the corruption and dishonesty on the waterfront.

@KokoAZ @Nonilex
Most people don't think trump can fix anything.

@ohmu

I hope not. I taught 4th grade at a public school in East LA for a decade & I was my school’s union rep. Unions do a lot of great things – though they are not perfect. And, as in every walk of life, there are bad apples & greedy corrupt people. It seems to be a prerequisite for people who support Trump.