Name Withheld by Request Wrote:
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> Proximity to Ship Cranes ( BIG Orange cranes
> behind the Top Pick ) makes me believe the " Rail
> Clerk " was also Longshore. ILWU has been
> consolidating their power " On The Dock " for
> years. They booted out Teamster yard goat drivers
> in Seattle, IAM Mechanics working on port
> equipment ( including Top Picks ) and reefer
> containers all over the West Coast, and IBEW
> Electricians in Portland. Their reasoning has
> been: " If the work is done ON DOCK ( basically
> ANYWHERE within that particular Port Facility ) --
> it MUST be performed by Longshore labor." Even the
> crew tying down ship lines is now Longshore. Some
> port facilities won't even allow a port trucker to
> " dog down " the container or check seal numbers,
> while within the ON DOCK defined areas. The only
> exceptions to this I am aware of involve TTX Rail
> car mechanics working on well cars within a port
> facility. ( Chances are this work is too HARD for
> Longshore to fuss about. )
> A question for SoCal foamers : Was this accident
> covered by LA television news stations ?

https://abc7.com/port-of-long-beach-accident-lb/8694099

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/woman-rescued-from-truck-after-getting-pinned-under-container-loader-at-port-of-long-beach/