Longshoremen Strike, Shut Down Baltimore Port Operations

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)All cargo operations at the Port of Baltimore's public marine terminals ground to a halt Wednesday after a local longshoremen's union failed to ratify a contract agreement with port operators Tuesday night. Crowds of International Longshoremen's Association Local 333 members stood outside entrances to Dundalk Marine Terminal holding signs saying, "No contract, no work," and "ILA Port of Baltimore on STRIKE!" Click here to read more.  
– report by the Baltimore Sun; photo by Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun