Port of Baltimore dockworkers strike as contract expires and negotiations continue
More than 2,000 longshoremen at the Port of Baltimore are on strike after their contract expired at midnight on Tuesday.
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More than 2,000 longshoremen at the Port of Baltimore are on strike after their contract expired at midnight on Tuesday.
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