Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation
Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation
Dockworkers from Maine to Texas have walked out on the job at all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, launching the first strike of its kind in almost 50 years. The International Longshoremen’s Association represents some 45,000 workers at 36 ports who are demanding higher wages and guarantees that job...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20998907
October 01, 2024
Guest - Peter Goodman
NewYorkTimes global economics correspondent[a surprisingly pro-worker viewpoint from a writer from the NYT -PL]
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Burn it all down. SUPPORT UNIONS!!!!
I support unions but these port workers make a shit ton of money (1 in 3 make 200k per year). They turned down a 50% pay increase plus continued automation avoidance and more employer retirement contributions because they know they can fuck over the US economy during an election year. Downvote me if you want but this is a hostage negotiation.
Edit: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/10/02/port-strike-dockworkers-wages/75485424007/
I actually disagree with my post. According to the article I just read, I was correct about how much some of them make (1/3 make $200k or more), but the starting pay does suck ($20 an hour). The average salary was $59k a year. I was wrong and ill informed. Alright, I’ll stand with the union on this one. I agree with their demand.
Hell yeah on changing your opinion to fit the facts, dude. Let's hear it for rational discourse!
Citation needed.
The citation I found for you changed my argument. The original citation I had didn’t inform me of all the information needed to understand how much everyone is paid. The starting pay sucks. I rescind my previous position. I stand with the union on this.
Good on you. That takes some moxy.
I don’t mind admitting when I’m wrong. I can’t grow as a human without altering my views to adapt to the facts.
This fucking person right here wins the internet today.
But, I want my Charmin Extra Soft toilet paper! Don’t you remember the bad days during the pandemic! Where Osama Kamala Biden didn’t protect us from price gouging and store runs!!