Longshoreman Harold Dagget, "I will cripple you, and you have no idea what that means. Nobody does."

"I will cripple you, and you have no idea what that means. Nobody does."

Harold Dagget, Chief Negotiator for the International Longshoremen Association, threatens to cripple the US economy with IMMINENT port strike.

In a recent interview, Harold explains the impact of what will transpire when his workers go on strike at ports across the East and Gulf Coasts of the US.

"When my men hit the streets from Maine to Texas, every single port locked down.

You know what's going to happen?

I'll tell you.

First week, be all over the news every night, boom, boom, second week.

Guys who sell cars can't sell cars, because the cars ain't coming in off the ships.

They get laid off.

Third week, malls are closing down.

They can't get the goods from China.

They can't sell clothes.

They can't do this.

Everything in the United States comes on a ship.

They go out of business.
Construction workers get laid off because the materials aren't coming in.

The steel's not coming in.

The lumber's not coming in.

They lose their job.

Everybody's hating the longshoremen now because now they realize how important our jobs are."

In essence, Harold is demanding that his workers receive higher wages and assurances that their jobs will be safe from automation and AI.

President Biden has recently stated he does not intend to impose the Taft-Hartley Act, which would require longshoremen to go back to work for 90 days.

As of now, the strike is set to begin on October 1st.