Longshoremen told to pay $3.8 million for strike

BALTIMORE (AP) — An arbitrator has ordered a longshoremen’s local to pay $3.8 million in damages for a three-day strike at the Port of Baltimore that he said violated a no-strike provision in the longshoremen’s master contract.

Michael Angelos, president of the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, which represents port employers, confirmed Wednesday that the arbitrator issued the ruling last week. But he declined further comment, citing the sensitivity of ongoing negotiations with the union.