Fatal Clash Breaks Out on Tacoma Docks
A violent confrontation between union longshoremen and strikebreakers leaves one dead and another critically wounded.
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Rangval Leinann, described as a strikebreaker, was shot and killed, and S. James, a union longshoreman, sustained a probably fatal gunshot wound.
The shooting occurred in Tacoma during a pitched battle Sunday when union men attacked an automobile carrying nonunion workers to the Milwaukee docks.
“Rangval Leinann, strike breaker, was shot and killed.”
This violent confrontation captures the intense labor unrest that defined Washington's waterfronts in the early 20th century. Today's labor struggles over port automation and worker rights echo the same fundamental fight over who controls the pace and security of port work.
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