ILA President Boasts About Hurting Everyday Americans with Port Strike: They Never Gave a Shit About Us Until Now

HU: “Are you worried that this strike — “
DAGGETT: “They have the capital to settle this thing.”
HU: “Are you worried that this strike will hurt the everyday American, the farmers that need to reach the export market? They’re telling me they’re gonna hurt through all of this.”
DAGGETT: “Now you start to realize who the longshoremen are, right? People never gave a [bleep] about us until now, when they finally realize that the chain is being broke now. Cars won’t come in, food won’t come in, clothing won’t come in. You know how many people depend on our jobs? Half the world! And it is time for them and time for Washington to put so much pressure on them to take care of us because we took care of them. We are here 135 years and brought them where they are today, and they don’t want to share. We’re done.”