East and Gulf Coast #dockworkers suspended their strike after securing a tentative agreement with shipping companies, which includes a 62% wage increase over six years, reflecting a hard-fought struggle against corporate greed.

This is a significant victory for the dockworkers and a testament to the power of collective action.

#strike #collectiveaction #union #ILA #USMX

https://www.commondreams.org/news/dockworkers-suspend-strike

Statement by VP #KamalaHarris on #ILA & #USMX Agreement

Tonight the International #Longshoremen’s Association & the #UnitedStates #Maritime Alliance came together to reach a tentative agreement that reopens the East Coast & Gulf #ports, & I want to applaud all involved for their efforts. This step indicates progress toward a strong #contract & represents the power of #CollectiveBargaining.

#unions #economy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/03/statement-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-on-ila-and-usmx-agreement/

'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."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/causing-heads-to-explode-alarms-sound-as-pro-trump-union-leader-accused-of-sabotage/ar-AA1rEiSc

#HaroldDaggett #LongshoremenStrike #TrumpAllies #PoliticalSabotage

Ports-strike CEO’s crude attacks on Biden and Democrats

An executive representing ports where tens of thousands of workers went on strike this week
made a series of critical and crude remarks about Joe Biden,
tied Kamala Harris to concerns about over-taxation,
and appeared to endorse a rightwing conspiracy theory.

#David #Adam, chairman and chief executive of the United States Maritime Alliance ( #USMX ),
👉attacked prominent Democrats in a string of social media posts uncovered by the Guardian.

It comes after about 45,000 dockworkers at ports along the US east and Gulf coasts walked off the job
– the first such strike since 1977
– as part of a dispute between the USMX and the International Longshoremen’s Association over pay and automation.

The sweeping strike,
disrupting 36 ports from Maine to Texas,
has already raised fears of supply shortages and price increases on the eve of November’s election.

A month ago, when a LinkedIn user suggested that “everything Biden has touched in the past is turning to shit!” -- Adam replied: “The runny kind….”
It was part of a discussion about how Biden’s student-debt relief plan was being held up in the courts.

In another comment on the thread, Adam wrote: “If ya can’t get an American Democrat to pay what they borrrowed [sic], how you gonna get a California illegal immigrant to pay back their $150K loan the CA Dems are offering?”

Three months ago, another user appeared to endorse a popular conspiracy theory surrounding the emergence of a totalitarian world government while commenting on a video of Biden discussing immigration. -- “Did I miss the vote America took in agreement of One World Order? Treasonous actions have consequences!” they wrote.
“I think Kerry and Gates voted two thumbs up on that a few years ago …” Adam replied.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/03/port-strike-usmx-biden-democrats?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#Dockworkers striking from Texas to Maine. The first work stoppage on #GulfCoast & #EasternSeaboard since 1977, after impasse in #negotiations between #Longshoremen (ILA) and #USMX, the powerful #maritime #ShippingIndustry trade group.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/port-strike-east-and-gulf-coast-dockworkers-international-longshoremens-association/