Longshoremen storm Wash. state port, damage RR
500 or so members of the AFL-CIO stormed a port in Washington, vandalized the facility, reportedly cut the brake lines of train cars, and held six guards hostage. Shockingly, no one was arrested.
Earlier that week a judge issued a restraining order against this same group after they clashed with police while brandishing bats and issuing death threats.
Nineteen people were arrested later, but only for misdemeanors. While all of this was going on, the group’s head, Richard Trumka, was invited as a guest of the President to tonight’s jobs address.
No charges for hostage taking, threatening a police officer, or anything about the damages.
There was a mobilization for this on the Unions Facebook page. This alone is ignoring the restraining order.
UPDATE: Longshore Union Member Attacks Media
