I know the company I work for is hurting because we can't get imports in a timely manner, and are waiting for stuff to come in and be offloaded from vessels. So frustrating.
Yep - Same here, Lucky - a lockout would be really bad news for us. Importing has slowed to a crawl, stuff gets into port and sits in gridlock for weeks...
What Would Reagan Do?
Lock them out!
Why, in 2015,are unions (remnants of the Communist movement of the 1920s) still legal?
They are going to strike themselves into oblivion....the Panama Canal expansion is almost complete, and there is a possibility of a canal in Nicaragua, meaning it will be cheaper and faster to bypass the West Coast and move cargo through the gulf region instead.
Idiots.
Relax; you’ll get your Made in China stuff eventually.
Ping
“Great....I wonder how this will affect our already suffering economy.”
Yeah, not to mention the greedy, lazy ba$tards from the USW striking the oil refineries. Combined, they will really “help” the economy!
Well, according to somebody..........the economy couldn’t be any better. I’m sure a strike on the WC wouldn’t have any effect on such a rip roaring economy. Hope the strikers enjoy their strike pay. Probably as much as they normally make. NOT! Maybe more work for the Gulf and East Coast ports via the Panama canal.
I’ve got a supplier that is bringing stuff into Savannah & trucking to their location in MO.
I’m hanging on now, if I can’t get this stuff in a reliable, timely manner..........
The Chinese New Year adds 2-3 weeks to my turnaround in Feb already. This is such a pile of crap. If my base living expenses were lower I’d consider the Democrat constituent method of making a living off.......you the taxpayer.
Time to stock up on toilet paper.
From what I understand the Baltic Dry index is already in the thank.
This ought to help the economy. ;^)
Timing it leading into CNY is curious, it’s almost as if they’re timing it for a slow period.
Get your worthless ass to work or you’re gone...strong backs and weak minds are a dime a dozen...there are enough illegal aliens in this city alone to make your strike a permanent lack of a paycheck to you...
I better stocked up on my Riemann noodles.
Not a problem....remember all of those “children” that came in last year (and continue to do so) from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, and Honduras?
They’ll fill those jobs Americans just won’t do anymore. Exactly like SoCa Edison is doing with their IT workers.
They’ll be permanently replaced with foreign labor. Many millions of American men of working age have been replaced by foreign labor over the past 40 years to the cheers of other Americans. Have fun. Enjoy the slide.
The Port situation on the West Coast is going to single-handedly knock 1-2% off the GDP of the USA for the first QTR.
It is a disaster. The Longshoreman have been running the ports at half-speed and protesting for many long weeks now, because they know what the political climate of the country is - no one is going to stop them.
A series of industrial strikes and strike threats, and we hve two of them now, is normally a pretty good sign that inflation is biting.That .5% gummint inflation is fantasy.