#UnitedStates #longshoremenstrike #dockworkers #WorkersStruggles
Just two days after they resumed, negotiations on a contract for 45,000 East and Gulf Coast dockworkers broke down over the crucial question of automation.
So much for the resounding victory that the ILA proclaimed when it ended the strike.
'Causing heads to explode': Alarms sound as #ProTrump union leader accused of '#sabotage'
Story by Matthew Chapman
October 3, 2024
"Political observers and experts are raising alarms about the International #Longshoreman's Association union strike, which has seen #dockworkers suspend their duties unloading cargo at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts — speculating whether the head of the union is attempting economic sabotage in favor of former President Donald #Trump.
"#USMX, the key guild of maritime employers, offered the ILA upwards of 60 percent salary increases in their new contracts. The ILA, however, is demanding even higher increases, as well as the continuation of exorbitant fees to handle shipping containers — a practice so expensive, according to maritime journalist John Konrad, that U.S. ports frequently ship freight over roads hundreds of miles at ten times the expense to consumers rather than transport containers onto secondary barges at a fraction of the price to consumers — as well as a total ban on any new technology to automate ports, which industry experts have warned could destroy the competitiveness of U.S. shipping.
"The extreme nature of the demands has caused speculation among observers that the whole thing might be a ploy to get Trump elected."
#HaroldDaggett #LongshoremenStrike #TrumpAllies #PoliticalSabotage
Why an old photo of #Trump, #Longshoreman's president returned to prominence with #strike
James Powel Kinsey Crowley, Medora Lee
10/1/2024
"Images of the President of the International Longshoremen's Association meeting with former President Donald Trump circulated on social media as the union went on strike Tuesday.
"The images are pulled from a July post on the union's website where union President #HaroldDaggett asked for members to 'pray
for the former president in the wake of the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
"In the post Daggett recalled a 2023 meeting with Trump where the former president appeared to express support for the Longshoremen.
"'We had a wonderful, productive 90-minute meeting where I expressed to President Trump the threat of automation to American workers,' Daggett said. 'President Trump promised to support the ILA in its opposition to automated terminals in the U.S. Mr. Trump also listened to my concerns about Federal 'Right To Work' laws which undermines unions and their ability to represent and fight for its membership.'
"The strike begins the same day as the vice-presidential debate and days after Trump, appearing at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, admitted to avoiding paying overtime."
#LongshoremenStrike #TrumpAllies #PoliticalSabotage #EconomicSabotage
Experts say Texans do not need to be panic buying toilet paper and water. The Port strike is more likely to effect car parts, electronics and some fruits.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/economy/2024/10/03/501964/toilet-paper-shortage-texas/
#Economy #Houston #Local #News #TTN #LinaHidalgo #LongshoremenStrike #ToiletPaper
Why now? Why strike now?
..and what IS the relationship between ILA Leader Harald Daggett & Donald Trump?
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Michael Steele asks this question on Morning Joe today, October 3, 2024, Thursday
#octobersurprise #ILA #donaldtrump #strike #haralddaggett #longshoremen #michaelSteele #whynow #campaign2024 #morningjoe #longshoremenstrike #ILAstrike #dockworkers #dockworkersstrike #union #unions #workers
🚨 **The U.S. Longshoremen’s Plight** ⚓💪
Right now, 45,000 dockworkers are **on strike** from Maine to Texas, marking their first strike since 1977. Why? They’re fighting for **fair wages** and job security in the face of increasing automation at U.S. ports. 📦🚢
### 🔑 **Key Issues:**
- **Wages**: The longshoremen are demanding a **77% pay increase** over six years to catch up with inflation. They currently make a base salary of ~$81k, but many work large amounts of overtime to make more. 💰
- **Automation**: The workers are calling for a **ban on automation** (cranes, gates, container-moving trucks), fearing robots could take their jobs. They want to protect the human workforce from being replaced by machines. 🤖🚫
The strike affects 36 ports handling half of the nation’s cargo, and could lead to **higher prices** and product shortages if it continues, especially as the holidays approach! 🛒🎁
### 🌊 What will happen next?
** #LongshoremenStrike #AI #WorkerRights #USPorts #Automation #FairWages #supplychaincrisis
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