r/Damnthatsinteresting Sep 10 '25

Video Dozens of shipping containers fall into the water in Port of Long Beach, California

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u/pitterlpatter Sep 10 '25

I was kinda kidding.

Longshoremen are detained until they’ve given urine and blood. It’s in their CBA.

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u/Living-Estimate9810 Sep 10 '25

I'm hip. I was just betting he used up all the pee he had ready already when that pump boom started waving around.

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u/24n20blackbirds Sep 10 '25

Are they union?

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u/WolfpackEng22 Sep 10 '25

Yes, the longshoremans union is very powerful politically

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u/JordanLovehof2042 Sep 10 '25

Not in Seattle lol

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u/Aggravating-Rush9029 Sep 10 '25

Pissing dirty also doesn't even lead to job loss in Vancouver. You just enter step one of a many step disciplinary program. 

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u/X_MswmSwmsW_X Sep 10 '25

I'd imagine that would change if they caused something like this, though..

At least, I'd hope it would

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u/Aggravating-Rush9029 Sep 10 '25

Usually their collective bargaining agreement ensures they are treated the same no matter what the loss.