Posted on 10/05/2024 12:35:23 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” acting Labor Secretary Julie Su responded to International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett’s threat to “cripple” the economy by stating that “anyone who’s been a part of these things knows that when negotiations are going on, they can get heated, people can say a bunch of things.” And “longshoremen play a very critical role in our economy, and this negotiation helped to highlight that.”
Co-host Carl Quintanilla asked, “There was this video of Harold Daggett mentioning that he would — ‘I will cripple you‘ was the phrase he used trying to explain the leverage that the longshoremen had over the entire economy. Do you think that colored perception of the union? Did it move these negotiations in any way?”
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I hear kaching in the back ground.
Yup, just look at the awfulness oozing out of the Ho and her running mate. Such stupididy would be laughed out a movie script with the claim that no one would believe that such could exist. But it can. In the the DemocRAT party. And, the Acting Labor Sec’y is - wait for it - an even more stupid liar.
Jimmy Hoffa
Yeah, maybe he meant cripple the US economy in a nice way.
This is meaningless.
The people heard what he said and his intentions were followed immediately by action to “cripple the US”.
Not a lot of room for misinterpretation.
The damage is done.
Who expects and honest answer anymore anyway?
My empathy for the sub $80k dockworkers declined once Daggett ran his mouth about the workers not being appreciated, and the inevitable consequence of crippling the economy.
Yea. The union thug set off panic buying by scaring the crap out of people. Panic was spreading. Godfather Obama told him to knock it off.
Words matter thug POS Daggett.
Until they showed his Mansion and lifestyle!
“I like dat guy’s moxie!” [*Riff-Raff takes notes*]
No wonder Schumer's Senate has refused to confirm her.
It's also no wonder that Biden hasn't asked her to withdraw her nomination after a year of a stalled confirmation.
-PJ
Zackly. When the first words out of his mouth were about how much his union was going to hurt the little guy, I couldn’t imagine anyone taking his side in the strike.
About 18% of the members have ties to the mafia.
Auditors Found 18% Of Longshoremen’s Union Hires Had Mob Ties. The Union Had The Auditor Shut Down.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/auditors-found-18-of-longshoremens-union-hires-had-mob-ties-the-union-had-the-auditor-shut-down
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