| CURRENT EVENTS The Port Strike. This video made me laugh, until it didn't.
- Thread starter TerryP
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I watched that interview yesterday morning. To avoid Hatch Act implications, she was there as a private citizen and surrogate for the Harris campaign. Essentially, she said Trump would damage the economy more than the strike or the hurricane. Kernen ate her lunch, pretty funny.
Here it is, 3:20 to 4:30:
TerryP
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Women call me a dawg. I'll accept that role right now.
I'm left turning my head listening to that entire segment; like a dog.
I’m not privy to the contract or negotiations, but I was told by a cwa rep that a lot of promises where made to the dock workers et al. To follow protocol and do certain “things” during Covid and the authority reneged on that. That’s just part of this, but apparently was the starting point….
That how it was worded to me, not sure what was meant by “things”….
That how it was worded to me, not sure what was meant by “things”….
OldPlayer
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In the last contract negotiations, workers asked for - and management agreed - no automation at the ports. Management broke that deal and automated many aspects of the ports. The laborers continued to work through this violation of the agreement. Now labor wants the automation removed.
Yeah that’s the hot button “thing” i guess she was talking about….
XXL TideFan
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FYI- if you haven’t stocked up on toilet paper, you may be left wanting. Sams Club Trussville & Aldi are sold out of paper products
colbyjacks
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Why are they worried about automation? That should make everything quicker, faster, and more accurate, right? Is it because it would put more manual laborers out of jobs?
