It’s the future they are creating.
It would be like the horse and buggy lobby fighting the automobile.
In many ways, I hate the future, too, when it comes to privacy issues in technology.
But their mindset is childish and nonsensical. It would be like me telling my boss to take that computer and shove it; I’m keeping my Selectric and want a 3-part carbon sets. That’s not helpful to anyone.
It seems that when technology takes jobs from people, other jobs are created. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but it seems that way. They’d be smarter if they were striking to have illegals shipped home, as their existence in the USA is more dangerous to their job security than automation is.
One of the Fox Business guys was standing in front of a large group of ILA strikers, and asked for a show of hands for those who are voting for kaMAla. Not one person raised his hand. I was a little surprised.
BTTT
Hmmm, just the California leftists, eh? Well thank goodness none of the leftists in the other states hate the future. Of course they don’t really hate the future they just hate a future where they don’t control peoples lives.
If Dockworkers were driving themselves in a bus they would do so by flooring the gas pedal while watching the hood ornament.
Climate weirdos etc. have been brainwashed and live in terror of chimeras created by those they depend upon.
The Democrats gleefully shut down jobs in the energy and manufacturing industries whenever they could. No sympathy whatever for the harsh impact on people’s lives and small town economies. But bring the future to port operations? Don’t even THINK about such a thing. It’s blasphemy! How dare you! You heartless beast!
I am neutral when it comes to the dockworkers.
These are hardworking average joes that do what can be dangerous work. Of the 45,000 who are part of the union, 6,600 (14%) were injured and 90 were killed on the job in 2023.
Compare that to the injury and mortality rate of fireman. Of the estimated 1.2 M firemen in US, 65,000 were injured (5%) and 89 were killed in 2023.
The average dock worker makes $53K. Yes, certain areas make more based on skills and length of service. They can also make more with shift differences and picking up extra shifts.
They are out there in all kinds of weather, in crazy conditions. I have no problem with them demanding more.
If salary is commensurate with their importance to the workforce, they just proved how important they are by threatening to strike.
They certainly are far more important than some OF girl or Tik Tok influencer or middle manager making six figures plus while sitting in a comfy office somewhere.
Just my 2 cents.
Even if the cheating doesnâÂÂt work and Trump wins, the dems will make a phone call and the unions will strike to shut down the economy which their press will say is TrumpâÂÂs fault. They have a deck of aces in their sleeves.