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Port strike union leader Harold Daggett

Meet Harold Daggett, the colorful and controversial union boss leading the port strike

A week ago, few outside the labor movement or shipping industry knew Harold Daggett, the tough-talking, colorful head of the union now on strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts.

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Port Strike Leader Harold Daggett Rails Against 'Smear Campaign'

Port strike leader Harold Daggett has accused the New York Post of orchestrating an "ugly smear campaign" after it published images of his New Jersey home. A Post article published on October 2 and headlined,

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ILA President Harold Daggett’s shady past and lavish lifestyle come into focus with crippling port strike

Harold Daggett raked in $728,000 in compensation from the ILA last year. He picked up another $173,000 as president emeritus of a local union branch.

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‘They Can’t Survive Too Long’: The Union Leader Who Shut Down the Ports Is Playing Hardball

Harold J. Daggett is seeking big raises for longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts who have fallen behind workers on the ...

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Dennis Daggett says ILWU will not unload diverted ship cargo in solidarity

Dock workers union official says West Coast counterparts will refuse to unload redirected cargo if shipping companies try to ...

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‘Nothing’s gonna move!’ Dockworkers tough union in spotlight with port strike

The storied union behind the port strike halting ships from Maine to Texas reflects a throwback to more traditional, top-down ...

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Longshoremen union's last strike lasted 45 days in 1977. What led to the current strike?

For the first time in nearly 50 years, dockworkers and longshoremen on the East and Gulf coasts went on strike Tuesday, ...

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Why an old photo of Trump, Longshoreman's president returned to prominence with strike

A photo of Harold Daggett, president of the striking longshoremen's union, with Donald Trump circulated as dockworkers walked ...

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