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Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 11:27 AM
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The International Longshoremen’s Union are set to strike tonight affecting 43% of the USA's imports and exports. Among other things, they demand a 77% wage increase and no automation. Think what that means for our "Just In Time" inventory economy. Shortages and higher prices are on the horizon if it happens and our President said yesterday he will not intervene. If they strike you better start your Christmas shopping early while supplies last. Port workers from Maine to Texas are set to strike Tuesday. Expect shortages and higher pricesNew York CNN — Longshore workers at ports from Maine to Texas are set to walk off the job early Tuesday, staging what could become the most disruptive strike to the US economy in decades. The strike could stop the flow of a wide variety of goods over the docks of almost all the cargo ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast - everything from bananas to European wine and liquor, along with clothing, toys, household goods and European autos. Also affected could be parts needed to keep US factories operating and American workers in those plants on the job. On one side of negotiations is the United States Maritime Alliance, which uses the acronym USMX. It represents the major shipping lines, all of which are foreign-owned, as well as terminal operators and port authorities. It is facing a strike threat by the International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents 85,000 members overall. While the union says there about 50,000 members covered by the contract, the USMX puts the number of jobs at the ports closer to 25,000, with not enough jobs for all the workers in the union to work every day. But if those union members walk out, as is widely expected, the strike will shut down three dozen locations at 14 port authorities along the East Coast and Gulf Coast. Depending on duration, a strike could mean shortages of consumer and industrial goods, possibly driving up prices again. And that could hit an economy that is finally recovering from a pandemic-induced inflation spike. In addition, the halt of supplies of parts needed by US factories could disrupt those plants’ operations and even lead to temporary layoffs........... https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/26/business/port-workers-ila-strike/index.html
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 11:55 AM
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kry226
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Maybe he's getting the last laugh on you-know-who...
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 11:58 AM
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Creekrunner
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A brilliant dude on here said it means nothing.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 12:00 PM
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bigbob_ftw
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steel is going to get hard to find. Not good.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 12:04 PM
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Paluxy
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Love those unions...Hopefully in Texas the union workers get replaced.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 12:20 PM
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decook
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Everyone on here that thinks that the current administration would have the courage to do what Reagan did, please raise your hands.
Press for an AMERICAN.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 12:26 PM
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The Dude Abides
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A brilliant dude on here said it means nothing. Sky is always falling with you! Any strike they go on will affect them too!
I am still looking for the perfect apron, one with reinforced knee areas would be perfect.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 01:25 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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A brilliant dude on here said it means nothing. Did he mention the Red Sea shipping issues also and the 100-150% cost increase from Shanghai to US. Unions are about to F the US consumer even worse. I almost want to say bring it so that they hurt US economy so bad that the Unions ruin what ever little support they have left.
Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.-Sen Joni Ernst
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 02:53 PM
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Dave Davidson
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This is a 2 way deal. Labor costs are inflationary. However, you can damn well bet that the CEO isn’t concerned about whether the guy on the line can feed, clothe and educate his children. Nor can the VP’s.
I’ve been an Executive in a Fortune 100 Company and Earnings Per Share are the CEO’s only concern. BTW, now retired.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 02:55 PM
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Buzzsaw
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SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 03:33 PM
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Walkabout
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Check out average pay for longshoremen in Texas. Go ahead. Take a look.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 03:34 PM
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Ox190
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A brilliant dude on here said it means nothing. Did he mention the Red Sea shipping issues also and the 100-150% cost increase from Shanghai to US. Unions are about to F the US consumer even worse. I almost want to say bring it so that they hurt US economy so bad that the Unions ruin what ever little support they have left. Same, force the ports to automate and take away those jobs forever.
"There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre." Louis L'Amour
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 04:13 PM
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Paluxy
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 04:14 PM
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Paluxy
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ILA political contributions
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 04:15 PM
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Jimbo1
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Don’t be surprised if this isn't setup so Kameltoe can swoop in at the last minute and settle this.
FKH - Lets Go Kamelhoe BBB - Bring Back Better Awake - Not Woke!
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 05:54 PM
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Don’t be surprised if this isn't setup so Kameltoe can swoop in at the last minute and settle this. wouldnt be surprised at all. F all of them. I can do without bananas and cherries. Lay them all off, see how the real-world works.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 06:11 PM
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jimbob
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Just trying to get it all before the recent influx of unskilled labor lowers their wages
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 06:28 PM
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ntxtrapper
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ILA political contributions Imagine that…
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 06:57 PM
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reeltexan
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Just trying to get it all before the recent influx of unskilled labor lowers their wages ^^^^^^^^
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 07:00 PM
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Texas452
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Democrats and socialist bad.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 07:16 PM
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duffas
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Hollywood tried it, UAW tried it, Boeing tried it. Jobs will go away, may take a while but they will. Demand more than you are worth (to the company) and get to look for another job.
Last edited by duffas; 09/30/24 08:21 PM.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 10:05 PM
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jimbob
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Need a contract fast, Look at all the labor force that has entered the country. Millions of unskilled workers.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 10:25 PM
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bigbob_ftw
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We laid in a supply of toilet paper.
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Re: Port Workers Strike...
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09/30/24 11:14 PM
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stillhntr
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I’m in no way shape or form pro union, they really don’t make much according to payscale. But a77% pay raise ??? Fark em
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10/01/24 12:50 AM
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Smokey Bear
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