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Longshoremen

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016037

Dock workers who load and unload ships or perform administrative tasks associated with the loading or unloading of cargo. They may or may not be members of labor unions. Longshore “gangs” are hired by stevedoring firms to work the ships. Longshoremen are also called stevedores.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016037
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesPorts Primer for Communities Glossary; Ports Primer Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016037",
  "term": "Longshoremen",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Dock workers who load and unload ships or perform administrative tasks associated with the loading or unloading of cargo. They may or may not be members of labor unions. Longshore “gangs” are hired by stevedoring firms to work the ships. Longshoremen are also called stevedores.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Ports Primer for Communities Glossary; Ports Primer Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/longshoremen/"
}

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