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Shippers lock out longshoremen at West Coast ports
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Posted on 09/27/2002 3:15:27 PM PDT by RCW2001
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To: lewislynn
American Longshoremen contribute more to America than the Chinese sweat shops making the crap they're unloading...American Union members getting a piece of the import pie?...More power to them.
WOW! a FReeper that is not reflexivly anti-union? Keep your head down. Hostile fire is sure to be on its way.
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posted on
09/27/2002 10:29:54 PM PDT
by
Orion
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To: FormerLurker
the biggest proponants of the H1B visa program are Republicans....
Yes, gotta keep that cheap labor coming in. To hell with our country. Money is worth more than the USA.
Republicans hate middle-America as much as Dems. The Pubbies want to sell out for today's profit, and the Dems want to sell out for today's election.
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posted on
09/27/2002 10:33:17 PM PDT
by
Orion
To: montag813
To what airline union "vermin" are you referring?
What unions are not taking pay cuts?
What unions are not taking massive concessions?
What unions are supporting the current round of begging in front of Congress?
How does union labor at the airline damage you?
What right do you have to dictate the terms of labor agreements at the airlines?
Do you even know what you are talking about?
I am just waiting with gleeful anticipation for you to tell all of us what Communists are running the airline unions, and how we are all anti-American.
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posted on
09/27/2002 10:44:10 PM PDT
by
Orion
To: FormerLurker
H1B software engineers earn less than that.... to the detriment of US workers.
US workers don't matter to NWO, one worlders...only that someone somewhere will make, then sell, shit stuff as cheap as possible.
To: lewislynn
Yes, the only things of value, are those that can be defined by "economic progress."
The "economic progress" of the USA in the past 2 decades has been fueled, in no small part, by cheap foreign labor. That labor has been subcontracted in sweatshops in foreign lands, and done by foreigners right here at home.
The end result has been the systematic destruction of much of what it meant to be American.
At least we had economic progress. To hell with the American culture.
Pubbies wanted the cheap labor for profit, and Dems wanted it for power. Who was looking out for those of us that love America? No one.
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posted on
09/27/2002 10:49:58 PM PDT
by
Orion
To: Rocksalt; mdittmar; PhiKapMom; Sonny M; BBT; Mariner; cmsgop
"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." First sentence in this story:
SAN FRANCISCO The association representing shipping lines locked out longshoremen at all West Coast ports until Sunday morning as part of what it called a "cooling-off period" in contract negotiations.
Look like rather a symbolic, one day lock-out to me.
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posted on
09/27/2002 10:53:35 PM PDT
by
justshe
To: Orion
Who was looking out for those of us that love America? No one. Sadly the few of us who ARE NOT sitting in the -unions are our enemies and coporations are or saviors RAH! RAH! section, or marching in the Republican good, Democrat bad sleepwalk lockstep are the only ones who see it.
To: sarasmom
My brother is a union steward, and I have heard his rants about
worthless,drunken workers he is forced to defend against all logic and fairness.But he will not take a stand for managementSorry to inform you, but I think your brother's actions (or lack thereof) is a major part of the contributing factor of your hatred for unions.
To: lewislynn
Ever wonder why democrats support Unions and Unions support
democrats, almost univerally. Are democrats for the working man and republicans for their bosses?.
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posted on
09/27/2002 11:30:57 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
To: hosepipe
Ever wonder why democrats support Unions and Unions support democrats, almost univerally...No.
It used to be the other way around.
Are democrats for the working man
No...
and republicans for their bosses?.
Yes.
To: lewislynn
If you ever ran your own company you would realize that unions are not reasonable,they force you to either go out of business or raise your prices and than you get less business. It's a spiral to the bottom for both entities. It's just a matter of time till everyone loses their jobs.
To: Orion
Someone mention commies?
To: RCW2001
Slowing the pace of work! Hell, that's SOP for unions!
Milk it boys, milk it!
To: Rocksalt
So you are saying that it might be reality that more US made goods might actually be marketed as a result of this. I'm trying to figure this out. I'm no economist,thats for sure. No, I'm saying there are very few consumer goods manufactured in the U.S. Obviously, subtlety escapes you.
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posted on
09/28/2002 5:07:41 AM PDT
by
SBeck
To: lewislynn
I thought as much
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posted on
09/28/2002 5:15:44 AM PDT
by
hosepipe
To: John Lenin
If you ever ran your own company you would realize that unions are not reasonable,they force you to either go out of business or raise your prices and than you get less business. Well I actually do run my own business and have for over 20yrs...there are also competing union businesses.
And, as I stated in a previous post, I've done work for members of various unions and was glad they had the money for my services...I never have and doubt I ever will do any work for anyone willing to replace the union labor for a fraction of the pay, like illegal aliens for example....So for me, and my company, unions work.
As an aside, if you want to see who is more beneficial to the economy, drive through the neighborhoods where union labor lives, then drive through the neighborhoods (if you dare) where the workers who want to work for less lives.
To: SBeck
Thanks for clarifying your point.I will agree,there are very few consumer goods made in this country.Some door to door salesmen knocked on my door yesterday.They were selling duffle bags,obviously made in china for 10.00. If they were made in the US,they would probobly be 50.00. how these companys can buy materials,pay labor costs,shipping,etc. and still sell for 10.00 amazes me.
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posted on
09/28/2002 10:47:49 AM PDT
by
Rocksalt
To: Rocksalt
how these companys can buy materials,pay labor costs,shipping,etc. and still sell for 10.00 amazes me Exchange rates. Hate to say it, but the US dollar is dramatically overvalued. The result of this is that the US is the #1 exporter of JOBS. Will devaluing the dollar cause inflation? Sure. Prices will rise. But I'd rather pay a little extra today than have nothing tomorrow.
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posted on
09/28/2002 1:53:27 PM PDT
by
montanus
To: montanus
"Exchange rates. Hate to say it, but the US dollar is dramatically overvalued. The result of this is that the US is the #1 exporter of JOBS. Will devaluing the dollar cause inflation? Sure. Prices will rise. But I'd rather pay a little extra today than have nothing tomorrow."
What would happen if all US consumers simply stopped buying most foreign made products tommorrow? Initally it might be damaging to our economy,but would it benefit us in the long run? curious what other people think,I never studied economics.
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posted on
09/28/2002 2:11:14 PM PDT
by
Rocksalt
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