Port Strike
BREAKING 🚨 In a written statement, The Teamsters told Joe Biden to "stay the f**k out of this fight" in their statement of solidarity with the ILA union ahead of the port strike.https://truthsocial.com/users/therealtoriabrooke/statuses/113230131241083827
https://teamster.org/2024/10/teamsters-stand-with-the-international-longshoremens-association/
(WASHINGTON) -- The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien on the failure of the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to present an acceptable contract offer to the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA):
“The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, including our members in the freight industry, stand in full solidarity with the International Longshoremen’s Association as they fight for a fair and just contract with the ocean carriers represented by USMX.
“The ocean carriers are on strike against themselves after failing to negotiate a contract that recognizes the value of these workers. Our ILA brothers and sisters play a critical role in keeping the American economy running, and they deserve industry-leading wages and robust job protections for the vital work they perform.
“The U.S. government should stay the f**k out of this fight and allow union workers to withhold their labor for the wages and benefits they have earned. Any workers---on the road, in the ports, in the air—should be able to fight for a better life free of government interference. Corporations for too long have been able to rely on political puppets to help them strip working people of their inherent leverage.
“Don’t forget---Teamsters do not cross picket lines. The Teamsters Union is 100 percent committed to standing with our Longshoremen brothers and sisters until they win the contract they deserve.”
Union reps had to travel to the beach to ask the p-resident to stay out of the fight.
But how did they wake him from his coma?
But this is the clincher for me. You are free to disagree.
This is a jealousy, money-grab because the ocean carriers are making more. The Longshoremen aren't suffering. https://www.barrons.com/articles/port-pay-dock-workers-pay-demands-7e5b52dd
Typical for current modern day commie bullshit, pay us more because you make more, and not because im worth more. These assfucks have to be the most useless morons in the world, but they want to be paid more than most doctors, managers, and lawyers
This is weak. That work is dangerous as hell, they work in every weather condition, $150,000 a year is New York is not what it is everywhere else. Your name DOES NOT check out. Go back to reddit.
Way to focus only on the long shoremen, and not the entire org. Guarantee you for every ONE shoreman, there are 5 admin members bilking the taxpayer for cash.
You GUARANTEE? OK handshake, show us WHERE\HOW that is, or could be true. I know you are new here, so I will toss you a little learning ... This aint Twatter. "Trust me bro" doesn't do anything for the discourse. You guarantee us a 5:1 ratio, that is truly astounding. Now, provide evidence. We call it "sauce" (for your edification). Sauce it up son. Lets go.
PAYWALL.
Wow. Sorry. I went right through without any problems
This might be bigger then any government shutdown....
Just looked it up 80% of American ports are foreign owned, 66% are operated by foreign based company..
Port of Savannah was sold to China by our RINO governor.
Interesting…how many ports do we own in China? Russia?
This is fucking shocking. This is the kind of bullshit that needs to stop. I know its a little fascist, but Homeland Sec needs to nationalize that shit. Seriously. If import logistics and handling are not National Security, nothing is. No different than the border. Worse actually. Bad actors can sneak all kinds of shit through inside containers.
This is just another union doing union things
And $39 an hour? Nah, I can almost guarantee it's more than that. They are probably deducting the insurance, retirement and other monies included in their paycheck which would put the pay closer to $60 per hour.
Ford’s truck line shut down last night, supplier’s in Tennessee are flooded and the barge workers are also on strike.
I guess I'll find out how that affects me this afternoon. We build headlamps, and taillamps for the F150.
Oh, I didn’t specify it’s the Louisville KTP super duty plant, probably F150s too though.
This whole thing is fucking weird. Is there any chance this strike has happened to make it easier to catch boats that might be leaving the country ... or maybe a raid on containers carrying sex trafficking victims?
I know Union leaders are pricks, but all of this seems ridiculous. I see some think this is a ploy to make Harris look better, but I can't see that happening ... nothing is going to make that hag over ... if they were to try, they'd be better off getting Joe out and making her POTUS ... at least they'd have an excuse to keep her off the campaign trail (much like Biden in 2020).
I wouldn’t be surprised if Biden makes them end the strike, which will bring even more to the right, I think they are being controlled. When Trump says “we caught them all” I think they did and are now doing trumps bidding.
There is way more to this than what we're seeing on the surface.
I say this everyday
100%.
They claim to be striking due to automation. What happens when their strike ends in automation doing all the work? They're basically causing a need thatbwill be the mother of rhe automated invention that will send them all packing. Automated scabs. Idiots.
All the unions are controlled by the mob. Fire them all, hire scabs, and keep this country operating. This doesn't hurt the unions and it doesn't hurt the govt. It hurts We, The People.
I'd they do ask for volunteers I'll go move freight. The national guardsman can move freight we did it it by the assloads in Iraq and Afghanistan. Automate all of it, maybe trump calls on Elon to send his fleet of driverless trucks. Ffs unions are not good.