Longshoremen Strike, Shut Down Baltimore Port Operations
Thursday, October 17, 2013
(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