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DesotoCountyDawg

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Don’t know how much it’s been on the news but as of midnight longshoremen from Maine to Texas are on strike.

If this drags out it’s going to cause serious supply issues.
 
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I suffered through a strike years ago when I was importing a lot from China. This can and will put a lot of businesses out of business The average person doesn’t realize how little inventory companies carry and how dependent we are on a smooth running supply chain. Tell your family to go buy Christmas now because if this drags out Christmas shopping will be a free for all.
 
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And it comes at a horrible time with a presidential election. The Biden administration has said they will not use the Taft-Hartley Act which basically prevents a strike by initiating a “cooling off” period of 90 days so that negotiations can continue. They don’t want to do it because they’re scared it will lose them union votes in the election.
 
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DesotoCountyDawg said:
Don’t know how much it’s been on the news but as of midnight longshoremen from Maine to Texas are on strike.

If this drags out it’s going to cause serious supply issues.
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i work at UPS.... when that happened around 2020 or 2021 it wrecked crazy havoc with us.. it wasn't a strike then, i can't even remember what it was... when the ports finally became open we got slammed for weeks...
 
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DesotoCountyDawg said:
And it comes at a horrible time with a presidential election. The Biden administration has said they will not use the Taft-Hartley Act which basically prevents a strike by initiating a “cooling off” period of 90 days so that negotiations can continue. They don’t want to do it because they’re scared it will lose them union votes in the election.
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Really a chickenshit move by Biden. Billions of tax dollars flow into these ports. Just ******** that they can be held hostage by a union.
 
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DesotoCountyDawg said:
And it comes at a horrible time with a presidential election. The Biden administration has said they will not use the Taft-Hartley Act which basically prevents a strike by initiating a “cooling off” period of 90 days so that negotiations can continue. They don’t want to do it because they’re scared it will lose them union votes in the election.
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The ironic thing is they've already lost most of those union votes.

This reeks of "I'm not picking the Jewish guy for VP because I might piss off the Muslims in Michigan."
 
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Drebin said:
We all know why it's not being covered much by the mainstream media.

The strike is potentially catastrophic to an economy that's already teetering.
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It's literally front-page news on literally every news website.
 
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The Union head did an interview and I know an ego maniac when I see one. That guy is a gangster (in a bad way). If any of us walked in a business and talked like he does we’d get an extortion charge. I’m all for workers rights but my god that guy is a prick.
 
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Drebin said:
Here's the NY Times front page today. See if you can find it.

www.nytimes.com

Today's Paper

Today’s Paper
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Sorry, I had to scroll down 2 clicks on my mouse - there's also a new front in a middle east war, a major hurricane, and a Presidential election.

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Port Workers Strike on East and Gulf Coasts

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out for the first time since 1977 in a standoff over wages, benefits and job security.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
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FreeDawg said:
The Union head did an interview and I know an ego maniac when I see one. That guy is a gangster (in a bad way). If any of us walked in a business and talked like he does we’d get an extortion charge. I’m all for workers rights but my god that guy is a prick.
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The union was demanding a 77% pay increase and a guarantee of zero automation at ports over the term of the new union deal.
 
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