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The word stevedore (/ ˈ s t iː v ɪ ˌ d ɔːr /) originated in Portugal or Spain, and entered the English language through its use by sailors. [3] It started as a phonetic spelling of estivador or estibador (), meaning a man who loads ships and stows cargo, which was the original meaning of stevedore (though there is a secondary meaning of "a man who stuffs" in Spanish); compare Latin ...
The Justice Department has lost two cases against Daggett, in which he was accused of being an associate of the Genovese crime family. [9] In testimony at a trial in 2005, George Barone, a former Genovese "soldier" who was a Mafia enforcer before turning state's evidence, testified that Daggett was controlled by the Mafia; in his own testimony, Daggett depicted himself as a victim of the Mafia ...
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.
One of the white assailants appeared to punch the 16-year-old white dock worker who had driven the co-captain to the dock. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The initial assault was broken up in less than a minute. Arguments and fights with Harriott II workers continued. A black teenager was filmed swimming across the river to the dock.
Three men are facing misdemeanor assault charges after a group of white men attacked a Black dock worker during a brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday.
Yet the pact doesn't resolve worker concerns over automation. Read on to learn about what dockworkers do and how new technologies are changing the job. From boxes, bails and bundles to containers
Ziggy is Frank Sobotka's son and Nick's cousin. He is a Baltimore dock worker and is involved in his father's stevedores union, but is also involved in criminal activity.. Like most of the dock workers, Ziggy frequents Delores' bar, where he amuses the other customers with his drunken antics, such as publicly exposing him
A dock worker who was attacked in a shocking riverfront brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, almost two months ago has now spoken out about the incident.. Speaking on ABC’s “Good Morning America ...