Union crimes

In Washington State, longshoremen commit crimes after a federal judge issued a restraining order on them. Will they be brought to justice? Or, is this the beginning of the war Jimmy Hoffa promised us, and President Osama cheered?

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Longshoremen storm Longview port, hold security guards hostage

Reported by: The Associated Press

Published: 7:51 am

Updated: 2:41 pm

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LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of Longshore workers stormed the Port of Longview, overpowered security guards, damaged rail cars and dumped grain at the center of a labor dispute that also stopped work at four other ports on Thursday, officials said.

Six guards were detained for a couple of hours after at least 500 Longshoremen broke down gates about 4:30 a.m. and smashed windows in the guard shack, said Longview Police Chief Jim Duscha. He called the detained guards "hostages."

No one was hurt, and nobody has been arrested. Most of the protesters returned to their union hall after cutting brake lines and spilling grain from a car at the EGT terminal, Duscha said. They also pushed a private security vehicle into a ditch.

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My take is that nothing will be done to punish the criminals, as they could not vote for Osama's reelection from jail cells...