Trump shows support to longshoremen as they continue contract negotiations

Published December 13, 2024 11:26am ET



President-elect Donald Trump advocated the dockworkers union on Thursday, saying automation causes “distress, hurt, and harm” to workers on U.S. docks.

President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Melania Trump, and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance stand at a TIME magazine Person of the Year ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump announced on social media that he met with International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett just weeks before their contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance expires.

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