[chris1]

Think about a management company hired to manage a parcel of real estate. They control everything, hiring, firing, paying bills, nearly everything. The same seems to be the case here, athough I could be wrong.

Again, right after 9/1 could you imgine this nonsense going on today? Its not only this issue - the border???
After 9/11 is there any excuse for not throwing te illegals out and closing the border?

[pacelvi]

Dude, you're so clueless about this. Just stop. Please.

Do you know who pays the payroll? It's not the Port Operator.. it's the Ocean Line's Association organization, the PMA (Pacific Maritime Association).

The PMA pays the ILWU. (It was the PMA that locked out the ILWU in 2002).


http://www.pmanet.org/docs/index.cfm/id_subcat/87

The principal business of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) is to negotiate and administer maritime labor agreements with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
The membership of the PMA consists of American flag operators, foreign flag operators, and stevedore and terminal companies that operate in California, Oregon, and Washington ports.

The labor agreements the PMA negotiates on behalf of its members cover wages, employee benefits, and conditions of employment for longshoremen, marine clerks, and walking bosses and foremen.

The Association processes weekly payrolls for shoreside workers and collects assessments on man-hours, revenue tonnage, and other units of cargo to fund employee benefits plans provided for by the ILWU-PMA labor agreements.


On the East coast there is a similar arrangement with the ILA (I think) union.

[blogblogginaway]

The UAE company has stated it paid a premium for the company in order to keep key management personnel. The British government has no problem with the deal and they will continue to do business there. Why would they pay a premium for a successful company and change the way things have successfully been done? And what difference would it make to any of us if they did change?

The point is there is a HUGE uproar over misinformation. It has been stated that the UAE was 'buying' American ports, that they will 'run' the ports, that they are taking over 'security' of the ports, etc. etc. etc.

The issue seems to be some believe this company will 'control' security in the ports in which they will operate. There could be nothing further from the truth. Homeland Security, The Coast Guard and The Port Authorities are the ones tasked with security. This company is merely 'leasing' office space so to speak, the 'space' being dockage facilities. They can run the company any way they choose but they have no, zip, zero, nada influence or control over security in US ports.