{"id":109450,"date":"2024-10-02T08:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109450"},"modified":"2024-10-02T08:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:48:44","slug":"who-is-harold-daggett-the-union-leader-behind-the-port-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109450","title":{"rendered":"Who is Harold Daggett, the union leader behind the port strikes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>FOX Business correspondent Lydia Hu reports the latest on the dockworkers strike after speaking to International Longshoremens Association International President Harold J. Daggett.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>International Longshoreman&#8217;s Association (ILA) President Harold Daggett has jumped into the national spotlight as he heads up negotiations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/unions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the union<\/a> in its strike at ports across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The ILA launched its first strike since 1977 early Tuesday with Daggett leading the charge after the union&#8217;s six-year contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>port employers<\/u><\/a>, expired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/harold-daggett-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Harold Daggett rallies workers\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Harold Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen&#8217;s Association (ILA), center, speaks to picketing workers outside the APM container terminal at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.<\/span><span> (Michael Nagle\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Daggett&#8217;s biography on the ALI website, he was first elected president of the union in 2011, and is currently serving in his fourth four-year term at the helm after working more than 60 years in the industry. The write-up credits him with winning &#8220;groundbreaking protections for his ILA members against the ravishes of automation&#8221; over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Daggett also served as president of Local 1804-1 for 14 years, stepping down in 2011 when he was named President Emeritus of the local. The ALI bio notes that the union honored Daggett by erecting a statue of him outside 1804-1&#8217;s North Bergen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a>, headquarters in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/media\/union-leader-money-crazy-shipping-companies-share-billions-earned-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UNION LEADER SLAMS \u2018MONEY CRAZY\u2019 SHIPPING COMPANIES FOR REFUSING TO \u2018SHARE\u2019 \u2018BILLIONS\u2019 EARNED DURING PANDEMIC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Union filings from the Department of Labor indicate Daggett was paid a $728,000 salary by the ALI last year, and another $173,000 from 1804-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Daggett&#8217;s oldest son, Dennis Daggett, currently serves as the executive vice president of the ILA and as president of 1804-1. Dennis was paid salaries of $388,000 and $314,000, respectively, by the labor groups last year, filings show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/harold-daggett.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Harold Daggett speaks at worker rally\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Harold J. Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen&#8217;s Association speaks as dockworkers at the Maher Terminals in Port Newark are on strike on October 1, 2024 in New Jersey.\u00a0<\/span><span> (BRYAN R. SMITH\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/06\/nyregion\/new-york-harbor-on-the-waterfront.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported that &#8220;the Justice Department, which has lost two cases against [Harold] Daggett, has described him as an \u2018associate\u2019 of the Genovese crime family whose rise through the union ranks was part of the mob\u2019s plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Times also noted that, at the time, the ILA president owned a 76-foot yacht, the Obsession, and Daggett had been seen riding in a Bentley by members.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Daggett&#8217;s salaries and luxury lifestyle grabbed attention on social media on Tuesday, and a report that the union leader sold his yacht last year prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> \u2014 one of the richest men in the world \u2014 to joke, &#8220;Dude had more yachts than me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/port-strike-union-leader-harold-daggett-what-know\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOX Business correspondent Lydia Hu reports the latest on the dockworkers strike after speaking to International Longshoremens Association International President Harold J. 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