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Here’s a closer look at Harold J. Daggett, who leads the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).

According to Politico, Daggett, the ILA’s president, earned $728,000 from the union last year and another $173,000 as president emeritus of a local union branch.

The New York Times said the union boss previously owned a 76-foot yacht, the Obsession, and runs around town in a Bentley.

Watch the video below, in which Daggett said: “I will cripple you, and you have no idea what that means. Nobody does.”

Harold Daggett earned $728,000 last year from the ILA, plus $173,000 as President of a local union branch.

He drives a Bentley and recently sold his 76-foot yacht, Obsession. https://t.co/rsMtxmrp34 pic.twitter.com/56ze9YlLBl

— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) October 1, 2024