Longshoreman arrested in fatal port DUI accident

Wow, I just don't understand how people feel they need to drink. Especially when you work at the pier? C'mon now guys this is pure stupidity that permanently scars families. He was a father of 3 children and married. Think about that next time you guys want to endanger others.

Why isn't this story in the Daily Breeze, which covers San Pedro? We always get longshore news shoved down our throats....except when it paints a bad light on these guys.

thats allright the loser will have his job when he gets out of prison

Anybody can go to the green onion in san pedro and see the longies getting drunk at lunch. Heck the bosses are at the bar with them!

A drunk Longshoreman? The heck, you say!

you know what they do to longshoreman in prison don't ya

its me wrote:

thats allright the loser will have his job when he gets out of prison

It's the occupation in which you can go to prison, comeback in 5 years, and accumulate 5 years worth of work credit. He might even be elevated to a boss during his time away. Nice.

So Marquez is apparently part of the vaunted "quality" union workforce as a member of the Teamsters. Apparently none of the people he was working with noticed that he was over double the legal limit for drinking that day? Amazing.

My nephew worked as a welder on commercial construction in LA. It was not uncommon at all to see forklift drivers passing packets of drugs from one lift to another on the job. One large lift struck a support which came down and two cousins who were part of a family that lived on our street were killed. Did not stop the practice.

Tick Tock. Tick Tock. The bell has rung on the old practices. ILWU, we will not put up with your antics anymore. Evergreen fatality, the UTR that ran over JR Kiser bails on the Arbitrator ruled piss test. Fatality at Yang Ming, boss that supervised the deceased longshoremen that collapsed was found under the influence. Left and Right lately, many are being fired for being under the influence in the workplace. ILWU Clean up your act. Work is work. Do it with sobriety and professionalism before you find the national guard locking the gates and you have to find a job in the "real world" that is commesurate with your skills and education.

Dont the Longshoremen have random drug testing?
The company I work for does because the plant employees work with machinery. Dangerous machinery if you arent sober.

Longshoremen have lost there professionalism over the years all you have is people that don't know what there doing there i go to the port's and it's like everytime you want to talk to someone there pissed off have attitude, I don't get it the greatest job to have and all they hire is a bunch of idiots what happen to all the good old timers who took there job and knew what they were doing.And as far as drinking there has always been drunk asses drug users not everyone but alo of them to be honest half of them. But like one other person said he will go to jail get out and have his job back in a heartbeat he just needs counciling POOR him!!!! MYASSS if it was a regular job he would be out of there.

One can make a good living recycing all the piles of booze bottles and beer cans strewn in the longies' parking lots...

LBJJ wrote:

One can make a good living recycing all the piles of booze bottles and beer cans strewn in the longies' parking lots...

Yes we can

Not knowing all the details about this tragedy, one can only say, there is a serious need for the ILWU "brotherhood" to learn respect for the lives of others, not just bitch about their next bargaining contract.
These "accidents" are exactly why my "Old Timers" longshoremen elders made sure I never ended-up working down there.

Everyday these guys are getting drunk during their lunch break go anywhere in san pedro or wilmington during lunch you'll see them all than they go back to work. Nice work enviroment. I'd fire the dock boss for letteing this idiot drive. But no he'll probably get promoted to supervisor. ILWU is a joke over paid workers & a bunch of winers. Get a real job in the real world see how long their lazy asses last.Spoiled to long, Time for ILWU to step up to the plate. Mandate random drug test,car inspections for drugs on port property. Clean this place up.

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It's the occupation in which you can go to prison, comeback in 5 years, and accumulate 5 years worth of work credit. He might even be elevated to a boss during his time away. Nice.

Yes it's the greatest occupation and they all take it for granted. And one more thing they are going to want to renew there contract and they want more money to drink.

You're going to miss out on good job applicants when the primary job qualification is "my cousin is in the union."

i think the longshoremen is due for another strike to increase their pay, benefits, holiday vacations, and pensions. how can anyone survive on 120,000.00 a year?

whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? not all longshoreman r drunks and drug addicts. people drink and do drugs in all professions. Like none of u have never driven drunk? come on now.