Port Strike

[cuerro viejo]

Shawn Fain is the president of the UAW and during the recent autoworkers strike he said Stellantar (maker of jeep, ram, and Chrysler) is the enemy. He got much of the pay raise he was asking for. Now, unfortunately, there are media reports about Stellantis laying off 50% of their US workforce

The longshoremen are walking down that same road to pricing themselves out of a job

Mexico imports over 700k vehicles into the U.S. now…..

 

[Amos Keeto]

Looks like the strike just ended, and they are going to resume negotiations.

There may be a momentary "cease-fire", but a work slow down can be just as effective.

 

[Q child]

There may be a momentary "cease-fire", but a work slow down can be just as effective.

Yeah, hopefully they can negotiate a deal that works for everyone.

 

[Amos Keeto]

Mexico imports over 700k vehicles into the U.S. now…..

Back in the late 60's, railroads built what they call "high-cube" boxcars.
From bulkhead to bulkhead, those cars are 96 feet long and 10 feet tall inside.
The cars are loaded with wire crates of auto parts.
Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of those "Hi-Cube" cars cross the Mexican border daily.
Automobile parts are assembled into components, loaded BACK in those Hi-Cube cars and returned stateside to auto manufacturers to be assembled into vehicles.

But unions are so stupid, they have yet to realize their inordinate demands have forced corporations to seek cheaper labor across the border!
There is NO automobile "manufactured" wholly within the U.S.! They are all assembled from foreign manufactured parts!

That's why when my eldest was looking for a 1 ton, dually, 4 door pickup, dealerships were asking $75,000!

 

[BBob]

All I can find is it is a six year deal. I knew they would not get eight years, and kind by surprised by six. If it is ten years, that's crazy.

A deal has been struck to end the US port strike.

“Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume,” both parties said in a joint statement.

Dockworkers will see an approximately 62% wage hike over six years under the new deal, a source familiar with the bargaining process told Reuters. The union had been asking for a 77% raise.


With the biggest issue — wages — settled, both sides have agreed to extend their master contract through Jan. 15, 2025, to continue bargaining on several other outstanding contract issues while dockhands are back at work. The extension buys both parties time to negotiate a new six-year contract.

The strike, which began just after midnight Tuesday when the prior contract expired, was the first time dock workers with the union walked off the job since 1977.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ship-queue-grows-us-ports-dockworker-strike-enters-third-day-2024-10-03/

 

[Jmort1754]

insane raises

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Meanwhile the union member on here has been on Rokslide while at work….

I’m a union member and I probably spend 30% of my 8 hour day on rokslide.

 

[Poser]

If you work in sales and like to pull in high dollars, now is probably a great time to be looking into sales jobs for automation/robotics companies.

 

[Yoder]

good thing fema gave the $ to illegals and has no more for citizens

Good thing the Republicans and Democrats ALL signed the bill to send billions to Ukraine. They should make the members of congress pay the Hurricane relief money out of their own pockets.

 

[sasquatch]

UAW member here, in 12.5 years ive seen a total of 3 people fired.. one of which was his 5th time, and he was rehired 3 months later... again. from my POV that's ALL the union does is prevent people from being fired and/or held accountable in any way.

I can vouch for this from the USW side.

I’ll say it doesn’t “prevent” people from being fired, it just makes it so difficult and creates so many problems companies generally just stop trying. Then over time it drags down the good workers as they get tired of getting the same pay/benefits as the ones who just sit around and don’t produce.

Next thing you know 20 years goes by and everyone’s skill/work ethic deteriorates.

Giant HR departments and Lawyers control too much of the discipline side while simultaneously not having any part in the effect of those decisions on the company or management. When last has HR had to explain a production loss? Never


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[Miflatlander91]

Trade unions are a little different ua pipefitter a contractor will get your money for lack of production it happens everyday


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[Ridge Runner]

Wrong coast! Chemical tech and package come in primarily from the west.
This is affecting container freight! Overwhelming majority of Gulf grain and fertilizer is bulk and is loaded/unloaded by buyers and sellers. However, it takes about 6 days to make up a day lost in the Gulf! That could raise grain basis if this thing draws out long term—which team team harris will do about anything to prevent!
The general uplift from this may actually help US Ag! Let’s hope so, as we have enough to worry about as it is…

Sorry but you're not correct. Majority of chemistry comes in through the gulf coast to formulation plants. Been in the Ag Chem business for 30 years. Currently work for the largest Ag retailer in the US and most of ours come into the gulf for formulation and packaging in Greenville MS. Most of basic manufactures also import into gulf coast.

East & Gulf Coast Statistics :

The ports shutdown by the strike account for about 90% of the waterborne chemical shipments that move in and out of the U.S.

About 138 million tons of chemicals were transported through the ports in the Gulf Coast and about 31 million tons of chemicals were transported through the East Coast ports in 2022. These chemical shipments were worth over $100 billon.

The chemicals that are shipped to and from these ports are used by every segment of the world's economy, including chemistry needed to support healthcare, advanced energy, agriculture, auto manufacturing, building and construction, household products, aerospace and defense, semiconductor chips and electronics, and more.

Learn more at: https://www.americanchemistry.com/c...t-of-us-port-strike-on-chemical-manufacturing

 

[P dog]

Those ships sail both ways and do not sail empty. The US Paper Industry exports a lot of paper, pulp, and finished good out of those ports which are not "down". Be interesting to see if Paper Mills start closing down as they are not going to build inventory. There are US paper mills that only make TP so tell your ladies not to panic.

With all due respect...one of the last things i would be concerned with when shit hits the fan is being able to find my next notebook.

 

[IDVortex]

Good thing the Republicans and Democrats ALL signed the bill to send billions to Ukraine. They should make the members of congress pay the Hurricane relief money out of their own pockets.

Wow, hold on. If they didn't do that. How would they be able to launder money?

 

[JohnJohnson]

I swear Reagan (who was the leader of the SAG union and led an actors strike prior to becoming president, so he liked unions when they benefitted him) caused this country to develop boot-seeking tongues.

 

[OMF]

I can vouch for this from the USW side.

I’ll say it doesn’t “prevent” people from being fired, it just makes it so difficult and creates so many problems companies generally just stop trying. Then over time it drags down the good workers as they get tired of getting the same pay/benefits as the ones who just sit around and don’t produce.

Next thing you know 20 years goes by and everyone’s skill/work ethic deteriorates.
...

It's the socialist European model - we all get the same pay, same "holiday leave"/vacation time, etc., for the same low work output and quality. No??

 

[rodney482]

Good thing the Republicans and Democrats ALL signed the bill to send billions to Ukraine. They should make the members of congress pay the Hurricane relief money out of their own pockets.

I’d rather spend billions assisting Ukraine than billions moving migrants into the United States providing them with Housing, healthcare schooling etc. but nothing should come before Americans.

 

[P dog]

I am still waiting for other countries to send a check to us for once. Rs and Ds are in a big club together. The one outsider they cant control needs to be elected back into office again to do some major house cleaning this time around.

 

[Marbles]

Mr, Zuckerberg,
Good guess, wrong azimuth. I’d contest that your aperture is misaligned. But that’s fine, as I’m not a moderator.

However, I’ve spoken with other WKRs who agree with me that there are questionable left leaning posts that are allowed but conservative leaning posts are not popular here anymore. (PM me if you need examples).

You’re obviously on the left side of the spectrum and you don’t allow people of my mindset to post thoughts that you don’t agree with. Which is sad because it doesn’t allow proper conversation.

Point taken, I’ll refrain from posting memes or “conservative based” posts again.

This show how far right you are, I've read numerous posts on this thread bashing liberals, I don't recall reading a single one bashing the right.

Edit: The I don't recall bit is an invitation to show the flaw's in my recollection. End edit.

A deal has been struck to end the US port strike.

“Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume,” both parties said in a joint statement.

Dockworkers will see an approximately 62% wage hike over six years under the new deal, a source familiar with the bargaining process told Reuters. The union had been asking for a 77% raise.


With the biggest issue — wages — settled, both sides have agreed to extend their master contract through Jan. 15, 2025, to continue bargaining on several other outstanding contract issues while dockhands are back at work. The extension buys both parties time to negotiate a new six-year contract.

The strike, which began just after midnight Tuesday when the prior contract expired, was the first time dock workers with the union walked off the job since 1977.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ship-queue-grows-us-ports-dockworker-strike-enters-third-day-2024-10-03/

So, the best payed, upper middle class, blue-collar workers in America, in the name of fairness, have gotten themselves even more money by threatening to starve us all.

They are as pathetic as the CEOs they attack, greed, greed, and more greed.

They also bloody suck at their jobs considering how inefficient US ports are compared to other developed countries.

 

[Weldor]

Wow after reading all this: I never realized how much the american blue collar workers hated by the populace.
Trades are what made this country at one time. I guess you can do it sitting at home now. Everyone seems to think overseas labor is the deal. I have seen several large company's leave Arizona for Mexico only to end up in China because of the work force. Amazing Chevrolet had to build a city by Nuevo Laredo to keep their workers there, schools grocery store etc. Don't forget the fence and owe your soul to the company store. Oh and by the way they are SINTTIA union, backed by the UAW. Most on here probably to young to remember Made in Japan, then made in China, etc. Made in America hard to find these days. That's probably why we need all those port workers.