Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers
Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers
Regulators cited Maersk for its “illegal policy” blocking employees from reporting safety concerns to the Coast Guard.
The company that chartered the cargo ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was recently sanctioned by regulators for blocking its employees from directly reporting safety concerns to the U.S. Coast Guard — in violation of a seaman whistleblower protection law, according to regulatory filings reviewed by The Lever.
Eight months before a Maersk Line Limited-chartered cargo ship crashed into the Baltimore bridge, likely killing six people and injuring others, the Labor Department sanctioned the shipping conglomerate for retaliating against an employee who reported unsafe working conditions aboard a Maersk-operated boat. In its order, the department found that Maersk had “a policy that requires employees to first report their concerns to [Maersk]... prior to reporting it to the [Coast Guard] or other authorities.”
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Wow, how dense to read these words and think "Biden isn't going to hold Maersk accountable." He's telling the people and governments of Baltimore and Maryland that the federal government is going to back them up so they don't have to rebuild on their own. How can you seriously read those words and think "Well I guess they're not going to hold Maersk accountable?" Any investigation into what happened is going to take time, but the bridge needs to be rebuilt ASAP. Money the government spends on this will be recouped later through insurance settlements, fines, and/or lawsuits
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The amount of money this company just cost the US economy is why they are going to hold whatever company is ultimately found to be at fault accountable.
In this case one company just brought shipping from one of the largest ports on the eastern seaboard to a complete halt. If maersk is at fault they will have hefty fines to pay. But we don’t know the ultimate cause of the ship losing power yet.
The money being lost is more important than corporate privilege.
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oh, i see. you're one of those lurkers whose sole purpose is to shit talk about democrats. are you working from a propaganda farm, or do you do this for fun in your spare time?
if you'll look back, it was actually bush that was in office when the '08 crash started and he said he wasn't going to do shit. obama just toed the line after him, you disingenuous fuck.
don't come back with your both sides BS either. or do. i'll school you on that line of reasoning too.
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hey shit-for-brains, i was talking about a financial crash not a fucking ship, ya dolt.
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Maybe not if it were an American company on the brink of collapse, but Maersk is a Danish company - and an exceptionally wealthy/profitable one at that. The cities, governments, and companies that are all affected by this will be eager to collect their pound of flesh from Maersk.
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Uh, the normal way. Fines, lawsuits and potentially sanctions, if needed.
great question from you, shitty lemmy user. although your shit takes are absolute garbage, i do wonder how these international matters play out. are there maritime courts for this sort of thing?
This happened in port, not international waters. Normal rules will apply. Seizing assets from a foreign company may be a little more difficult if it comes to that, but it'd probably be in Maersk's best interest to pay up rather than lose the ability to do business in the U.S.
Lol I'm with ya bud. Corporations being held liable doesn't happen in the US. $$$$ makes the rules.
you're right, but we can get to a point where they do. the first step is killing the republican party.
Making the democrats the only viable party would be the worst possible outcome besides repubs being the only viable party. The Democrats are just as beholden to corporate ownership as the repubs. Democrats unopposed would be fucking monsters.
someone doesn't understand how politics work. look into the whig party and get back to me. don't spread misinformed opinions, it's dangerous.
Look up the definition of "viable" before you spout off like you understand anything at all
motherfucker i'm twice your age and i've been studying politics in america for 30 years. how do you think american politics have changed over the last 200 years? one party becomes outdated and gets replaced by another. you want to keep having a tug of war between dems and repubs for another 50 years? no? well knock out the outdated party and another will step in to fill the vacuum. if the needle points towards progressive, that's exactly what the next party will be. if the needle points backwards, we'll have the return of the whigs.
if you want to insult me again, just post your address along with your comments. show some fuckin respect junior.