45,000 Dockworkers Threaten Strike Over Automation and Wages, Could Shut Down U.S. Ports

Sara A Carter ^ | 09/19/2024 | Sara Carter Staff

[xoxox]

plenty of mexicans to shuttle our trinkets to us.

[rktman]

I’m sure kamelinin can fix it.

[mikey_hates_everything]

"demanding higher wages and an outright ban on the automation of cranes, gates, and container movements"

Stupid, arrogant management decisions and planning. Never underestimate the intelligence of your labor.

[Sacajaweau]

Can you say.....Unions....

[Red Badger]

>>>45,000 Dockworkers Threaten Strike Over Automation and Wages, Could Shut Down U.S. Ports<<<

What a perfect example of irony................

[VAFreedom]

fire them all and replace with cheap labors from mexico/china kind of sucks

[ridesthemiles]

THINK “SUPPLY CHAIN “ SHORTAGES ON STEROIDS.

[DesertRhino]

The longshoremen have been one of the worst unions when it comes to being un-American.
But it’s getting hard to stand against unions rising up as the wall street piggies work hard to end their jobs, with outsourcing, illegal migrant labor, and automation of everything. And then of course, like oil, gas, coal, cars, etc, food production and such, entire industries are being killed by our government banning them outright or deliberately crippling them with outrageous regulations on behalf of globalist interests. Self driving trucks is another.

I think I would prefer the Longshoremen to keep their jobs.

[Sacajaweau]

Call Kamala....she'll know what to do....

Now gentlemen....we know you are struggling...paying for groceries and gas at prices way beyond your means....

But I have a plan...I will go after companies for price gouging.

In the meantime...I admire your bravery to bring your plight to the attention of the American people.

[eyeamok]

If everything we consumed wasn’t made in third worls countries and then imported, it wouldn’t matter that much. Aint NAFTA great!

[adorno]

Companies are no longer allowed to modernize or lower expenses or downsize or fire people.

The employees now have more rights than the owners and management.

The only way to stop that, is to not hire people in the first place, or to just go out of business and forget abut starting again.

[PGR88]

The International Longshoremen’s Union (ILA) is demanding higher wages and an outright ban on the automation of cranes, gates, and container movements used in the loading and unloading of freight.

China has ports and has developed systems where no human is involved in any part of the process, from unloading the ship, to putting the container on a train or truck.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Isn’t this Mayor Pete’s issue to fix?

[meyer]

Fire them
Hire replacements
Automate more

[cymbeline]

The great technology tide continues to rise: MHO - Making Humans Obsolete.

I used the touchscreen in McDonalds for the first time today.

I looked at the employes back there and thought ‘goodby’.

[KarlInOhio]

Is this the same union that bitched up a storm about container shipping because it made it much more difficult for a certain percentage of the shipped items to fall of the ships into their car trunks? I remember a story (maybe apocryphal) that they wanted a raise to make up for them losing money from not stealing merchandise.

[USAF1985]

Great. Costco is gonna run out of toilet paper again...

[HKMk23]

Where’s that published? It’d be an interesting read, and I’d like to know more about how they do it. Machine design and automation are an interest of mine, so if you can track down a link to where you’ve read about it, I’d like that.

Thanks in advance.

[central_va]

You mean we wont be importing foreign goods and export jobs and money? Where is the downside?