Harold Daggett — the union boss who has promised to “cripple” the US economy when ports do not stop the use of automation and raise dockworkers’ salaries dramatically -was seen with an Bentley automobile parked outside his sprawling home at New Jersey this week, exclusive images taken from The Post reveal.
The photos taken by drone earlier in the day capture the British luxury vehicle parked with its top on in front of what is believed to be an elaborate five-car garage connected to his 7,136-square-foot Tudor-style home via a screened skyway.
The massive, two-story mansion is located on a 10 acre parcel located in Sparta, a shady neighborhood located 50 miles to the west of New York City — is surrounded by a large area with a pool that is shaped like an amoeba.
A bar with a covered patio is located near what seems to be a huge pizza oven made of brick.
A gate located on the other end of the patio is open towards what appears to be an outdoor sauna that is that is surrounded by a huge wooden deck. A huge area of forest surrounds the property from every side.
The exclusive compound is situated in a beautiful area in the Garden State near the Delaware Water Gap in which five-bedroom houses are sold up to $6 million as per Zillow.
A realtor who spoke with The Post said that Daggett put the four-bedroom, six-and-a half bathroom home up for sale in 2004 for sale at a cost of $3.1 million, before cutting the price by $2.9 million. Then he took it off the market.
Daggett who was able to fight back the federal charge that he had Mafia ties, was named head of the International Longshoremen’s Association in 2011 The position is paid $728,000 per year, plus an additional $173,000 paid by ILA-Local 1804-1.
In 2005 the man was charged with giving the union benefits contracts to companies who paid kickbacks to a gang of organized crime during an Brooklyn case, The Wall Street Journal published.
Daggett was a witness in the year following federal prosecutors indicted him and two other witnesses with racketeering.
He said he was an alleged mob target even though a shrewd Mafia member has testified Daggett was part in the Genovese crime family, The New York Times said.
During the the trial, one Daggett’s codefendants – Lawrence Ricci, an alleged Genovese associate, disappeared. The body of the man was discovered a few after a few weeks of decomposing in the back of a vehicle in front of an New Jersey diner.
Ricci’s death was not solved, however speculations circulated that he had been killed following declining to admit guilt in order to keep away from media coverage regarding the trial.
Daggett was cleared of charges together with the other defendants.
The 78-year-old boss who is often seen public wearing a polo shirts and a large gold medallion on his neck, while posing as a fervent advocate for blue-collar workerswas also the owner of the 76-foot vessel as per reports.
“They’re gonna be like this,” Daggett declared while grabbing his neck with an emaciated gesture in a recent interview when it became clear that the union as well as the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) which is the organization that negotiates for the ports, would be unable to agree on an agreement for a new one.
“I’ll make you crippled. I’ll cripple your body and you don’t know what it means. There is no one who does.” the man stated.
The union boss with the foul-mouthed smirk is believed to have dug into his thigh for a prolonged strike.
“I don’t have a f–ing crystal ball between my legs, but it will last very long, I would tell you that,” the reporter told The Wall Street Journal.
Over 45,000 dockworkers struck on Tuesday, closing 36 ports ranging from Maine from Maine to Texas at the beginning of more than 50 years.
A strike by dockworkers that is their only strike since the year 1977 may slow supply chains and create shortages and increases in costs if it continues for longer than a couple of weeks. It’s also costing the US economy over $3 billion a day.
At midnight, workers marched along the picket lines on Tuesday. They carried signs asking for more cash and an end to automation, which could endanger workers’ jobs.
The experts say that consumers shouldn’t be aware of shortages for more than two weeks in the event that the strike continues this long. However, perishable goods like bananas might disappear from storesbut during this time of year many other vegetables and fruits are grown locally and are not processed in ports according to Alan Siger, president of the Produce Distributors Association.
In the event of a strike, many major retailers have also stockpiled with goods and began with the shipment of Christmas gifts.
The USMX stated that both sides changed their initial positions.
The alliance also offered 50% increments during the course of six years under the contract.
The union’s top leadership had suggested a change to 61.5 percent, but it has announced that it’s going to stick with its original request for 77% increase in pay over the course of six years.
“We have demonstrated a commitment to doing our part to end the completely avoidable ILA strike,” the alliance said on Tuesday.
The offer of pay for ports is higher than any other recent settlement with unions The group claimed.
“We look forward to hearing from the Union about how we can return to the table and actually bargain, which is the only way to reach a resolution,” the statement stated.
On Tuesday on Tuesday, the Biden administration placed pressure on port companies to increase their price to get the dockworkers.
Administration officials, led by the Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su have been urging both sides to go back to the negotiation table.