US US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight - A Rather Unique October Surprise

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FILE - Shipping containers are stacked in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, Griff Lynch, President and CEO of the Georgia Ports Authority, provides an update on the Port of Savannah’s progress and future trajectory to 1,200 leaders from the maritime, supply chain, business and political sectors Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, during the annual State of the Port event in Savannah, Ga. (Stephen B. Morton/Georgia Ports Authority via AP, File)
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FILE - Containers are moved at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., on June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Updated 12:13 PM GMT-5, September 30, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing U.S. dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts.
The coming work stoppage threatens to significantly snarl the nation’s supply chain, potentially leading to higher prices and delays for households and businesses if it drags on for weeks. That’s because the strike by members of the International Longshoremen’s Association could cause 36 ports — which handle roughly half of the goods shipped into and out of the U.S. — to shutter operations.
ILA confirmed over the weekend that its members would hit the picket lines at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. In a Monday update, the union continued to blame the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports, for continuing to “to block the path” towards an agreement before the contract deadline.

“The Ocean Carriers represented by USMX want to enjoy rich billion-dollar profits that they are making in 2024, while they offer ILA Longshore Workers an unacceptable wage package that we reject,” ILA said in a prepared statement. “ILA longshore workers deserve to be compensated for the important work they do keeping American commerce moving and growing.”

ILA also accused the shippers of “killing their customers” with sizeable price increases for full containers over recent weeks. The union said that this will result increased costs for American consumers.

The Associated Press reached out to a USMX spokesperson for comment.
If drawn out, the strike would led would force businesses to pay shippers for delays and cause some goods to arrive late for peak holiday shopping season — potentially impacting delivery of anything from toys or artificial Christmas trees, to cars, coffee and vegetables. Americans could also face higher prices as retailers feel the supply squeeze.

ILA members are demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container-moving trucks used in the loading or unloading of freight.
The coming strike by the ILA workers will be the first by the union since 1977.
If a strike were deemed a danger to U.S. economic health, President Joe Biden could, under the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, seek a court order for an 80-day cooling-off period. This would suspend the strike.
All eyes are on what, if any, action the adminstration might take — particularly just weeks ahead of a tight presidential election. But Biden has signaled that he will not exercise this power.
During an exchange with reporters on Sunday, Biden said “no” when asked if he planned to intervene in the potential work stoppage.

“Because it’s collective bargaining, I don’t believe in Taft-Hartley,” Biden said referring to a 1947 law that allows the president to intervene in labor disputes that threaten the nation’s health or safety.
 
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And of course, Kamala and all the Socialist/Communists that are voting for her out of desperation will just say that the price increase that's going to come from this is because of super market price gouging
Even then, they may not have enough copium to just ignore this, so Kamala better pray that the amount of mail-in ballots reaches 2020 levels in the midwestern states. Election day is on November 6th, and most analysts say that the shortages caused by the strike will hit the average american about a month after the strike's start. If she dissolves the strike using the T-H act, the midwestern unions will put a price to her head, and the time for normal negotiations has already passed, as Dagget (the ILA's president) is going balls to the wall with this strike. The MSM can't bury this either as it is a current event that will directly affect the coastal elites of the Eastern US.

Her only hope is passing a bill that's to the ILA's liking, and with a divided congress that's very difficult to do for a charisma vaccum such as her.

It seems very irresponsible for the port owners (Or whoever is in charge) to cause the ports to be shut down because they won't pay their employees more. These ports are so important that they really should just aquiesce to the demands of the Union.
All of this is due to the contract they had with the ILA ending and them not being willing to negotiate a new one, something which they knew was coming since June. They had it coming
 
It seems very irresponsible for the port owners (Or whoever is in charge) to cause the ports to be shut down because they won't pay their employees more. These ports are so important that they really should just aquiesce to the demands of the Union.
the update post @Toji Suzuhara posted already said the alliance has offered a 50% raise (upping their pay from $81K to $121K) and to triple their contributions to retirement plans, as well as better health benefits. this isn't about money. this is all about preventing any and all automation to stop port owners from modernizing the docks

the port union has just as much credibility for their strike as the actor unions. they just happen to have more leverage
 
the update post @Toji Suzuhara posted already said the alliance has offered a 50% raise (upping their pay from $81K to $121K) and to triple their contributions to retirement plans, as well as better health benefits. this isn't about money. this is all about preventing any and all automation to stop port owners from modernizing the docks

the port union has just as much credibility for their strike as the actor unions. they just happen to have more leverage
It's literally the AI shit all over again. Just now it's over critical infrastructure. The ports are willing to pay, but that doesn't mean that they aren't allowed to update their docks. Modernize or die.
 
the update post @Toji Suzuhara posted already said the alliance has offered a 50% raise (upping their pay from $81K to $121K) and to triple their contributions to retirement plans, as well as better health benefits. this isn't about money. this is all about preventing any and all automation to stop port owners from modernizing the docks

the port union has just as much credibility for their strike as the actor unions. they just happen to have more leverage
It's over a 6-year period and YoY inflation has been getting pretty bad, even more so for them as their 2018 contract obviously couldn't predict bidenflation, Covid, and the like. If I were to renegotiate a contract that long, I would make sure to get as much as possible
 
the update post @Toji Suzuhara posted already said the alliance has offered a 50% raise (upping their pay from $81K to $121K) and to triple their contributions to retirement plans, as well as better health benefits. this isn't about money. this is all about preventing any and all automation to stop port owners from modernizing the docks

the port union has just as much credibility for their strike as the actor unions. they just happen to have more leverage

This is fair, I'm mostly just shitposting because many posts have been extremely childish and annoying. I think that the Union's demands are kind of retarded (but on some level that's to be expected, it is ostensibly their job to get the best deal for their members, nobody else. This is not to say that I think Unions do not often overstep and act as cartels), but there has been a bizarre focus on the financial compensation side and an insistence that workers should just "deal with" whatever pay they're getting, with less responsibility laid at the feet of the "opposing" side. It's clearly a complex issue.

Also: The argument earlier in the thread about someone "only" serving four years in the miltary (From someone who has served 0, apparently) was rather distasteful, so I'm just being facetious.
 
Also: The argument earlier in the thread about someone "only" serving four years in the miltary (From someone who has served 0, apparently) was rather distasteful, so I'm just being facetious.
He started shit. He got hit. I only pointed out the obvious.
 
It's over a 6-year period and YoY inflation has been getting pretty bad, even more so for them as their 2018 contract obviously couldn't predict bidenflation, Covid, and the like. If I were to renegotiate a contract that long, I would make sure to get as much as possible
the 77% increase is a pretty damn big increase no matter what field you're working in, and seems like it's fine for a starting point to get what you actually want. they already have an offer for a 50% increase and vastly improved bennies. this doesn't seem to be a case where the port is trying to pinch pennies. the dock workers won. if they took the deal they'd be getting paid quite a bit more than their west coast counterparts now

if the alliance keeps upping the pay increase and the union refuses to budge then it will show this is being done for 100% ideological reasons, not monetary reasons
 
the 77% increase is a pretty damn big increase no matter what field you're working in, and seems like it's fine for a starting point to get what you actually want. they already have an offer for a 50% increase and vastly improved bennies. this doesn't seem to be a case where the port is trying to pinch pennies. the dock workers won. if they took the deal they'd be getting paid quite a bit more than their west coast counterparts now

if the alliance keeps upping the pay increase and the union refuses to budge then it will show this is being done for 100% ideological reasons, not monetary reasons
The union lowered their demands by more than 15%. The new demand is 61.5% raises over six years.

My guess is the final rate will be 57% or something with the current language prohibiting automation.
 
The union lowered their demands by more than 15%. The new demand is 61.5% raises over six years.

My guess is the final rate will be 57% or something with the current language prohibiting automation.
that's great news, it shows that they're actually willing to bargain

if this gets settled in the next few days it won't disrupt the supply chain too much which i would prefer
 
most analysts say that the shortages caused by the strike will hit the average american about a month after the strike's start.
Isn’t one of the items effected by this strike a perishable good like bananas. I imagine in some items, the average American would feel the effects within days since fruit has a short shelf life.
 
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that's great news, it shows that they're actually willing to bargain

if this gets settled in the next few days it won't disrupt the supply chain too much which i would prefer
Isn’t it more about stopping automation than anything to do with the pay?
The union seems to want little to no automation at all because that means less workers. But it also means less efficiency and less profit.
Any automation at all means they have to cut some union workers otherwise you’re paying a lot of people to sit around and do literally nothing.
 
Idk if this was posted but at work I'm trying to catch the manufacturers medication that are from India. I've noticed lupin, teva, aurobindo, I think ajanta. I saw a manufacturer or two that are from new jersey but the majority of them are from India and I saw one from china
 
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the update post @Toji Suzuhara posted already said the alliance has offered a 50% raise (upping their pay from $81K to $121K) and to triple their contributions to retirement plans, as well as better health benefits. this isn't about money. this is all about preventing any and all automation to stop port owners from modernizing the docks

the port union has just as much credibility for their strike as the actor unions. they just happen to have more leverage
And you can add the UAW to the list. That's an other union who lost credibility years ago.
 
This could be why my job has been unbelievably slow the last 6 months. They could have seen this coming and not told anyone.
 
Im mad that they are shutting down PORTS YOU RETARD. PORTS. PORTS. They want to shut down half the nations ports for a couple bucks. Our supply chain is still crippled from covid, now they want to shut the ports down? No fuck you niggers, go to work and do your fucking jobs.
Imagine striking so you can get a pay raise, only for the prices of supply to increase because your retarded ass doesn’t know basic economics. This is why voting shouldn’t be a right.
 
Isn’t it more about stopping automation than anything to do with the pay?
The union seems to want little to no automation at all because that means less workers. But it also means less efficiency and less profit.
it is pretty much all about the automation but the union will claim that it's all about salary as a smokescreen for public support. they have a lot of leverage so they'll probably end up getting most automation banned from the ports, setting back america's capabilities to modernize infrastructure for temporary and waning benefits

just unions doing union things
 
Something poetic in an ur-boomer threatening to bring the whole country to ruin so he can go from 6 figure to 7 figure compensation.

Are there any unions that aren't just rackets?
 
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