1 posted on
09/27/2002 3:15:27 PM PDT by
RCW2001
To: RCW2001
"The disruption could deal an immediate blow to the U.S. economy and stanch the flow of products from Asia just as importers are rushing to distribute goods for the holiday season."
This will affect retailers in this country who profit off Asian goods.On the other hand it might be a lot of US made products getting sold instead.I'm also wondering how long the Longshoremen are going to be locked out for.I heard previously the goverment was going to have the military keep the docks running.
2 posted on
09/27/2002 3:24:42 PM PDT by
Rocksalt
To: RCW2001
POOR GUYS JUST CAN'T MAKE IT ON $200,000.
4 posted on
09/27/2002 3:30:27 PM PDT by
A CA Guy
To: RCW2001
The disruption could deal an immediate blow to the U.S. economy and stanch the flow of products from Asia just as importers are rushing to distribute goods for the holiday season.Any buyer worth his pay has plenty of Christmas crap already in the warehouse.
This won't last long and the "Made in China" crap will be rolling again.
6 posted on
09/27/2002 3:41:01 PM PDT by
mdittmar
To: RCW2001
Shippers isn't he that lawyer from Chicago?
8 posted on
09/27/2002 3:44:29 PM PDT by
A. Morgan
To: RCW2001
Quick question, why not just fire these guys? Reagan fired the air traffic controllers in the 80's, Is there any law that says the whole goddamn union can't be fired?
14 posted on
09/27/2002 4:34:53 PM PDT by
Sonny M
To: RCW2001
One thing for sure, it could not have gotten much slower trying to get your goods through the port in LA a few weeks back. There was definately a work slow down in place.
20 posted on
09/27/2002 4:42:46 PM PDT by
BJungNan
To: RCW2001
I suppose they'll just start hiring Chinese "longshoremen" through the H1B visa program...
To: RCW2001
If necessary, Bush will keep the ports open through an EO enforced by the US Army.
Not to ensure the flow of commercial goods, which may not move, but to ensure the transport of military equipment in a time of war.
Should the Union try to interfere with this, they will be jailed at the barrel of a gun.
23 posted on
09/27/2002 5:39:51 PM PDT by
Mariner
To: RCW2001
A Quote Comes To Mind.....
"But Gentlemen , We Must Do Something To Save Our Phoney Baloney Jobs"Blazing Saddles
Fire These Bozo's!!!!
25 posted on
09/27/2002 6:38:08 PM PDT by
cmsgop
To: RCW2001
God bless the shipping association! Let's hope they break the back of the longshoremen. Then on to the airline union bastards. NO MORE goverment handouts of the airlines while the unions wont take pay cuts!!! All America is tightening their belts, except the damn union vermin.
To: RCW2001
Slowing the pace of work! Hell, that's SOP for unions!
Milk it boys, milk it!
62 posted on
09/28/2002 10:47:25 PM PDT by
Mo1
To: RCW2001
Could any of these guys have "been a contender"?
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