#dock workers strike

[progressglobenews]

Port strike ends as workers agree to tentative deal on wages and contract extension

The strike was the first by the ILA since 1977, and it impacted port operations at 36 different ports, including the 10 busiest ports in Nor

CNBC:

"The International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues," The ILA and the the USMX said in a joint statement. ILA wages will increase 61.5% over six years under the tentative agreement, sources told CNBC.

[gaykarstaagforever]

...I guess strikes DO work.

[coffeegleek]

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

Dockworkers strike on hold until Jan 15. White House (Biden and Harris) helped to get the deal made. Full details in article.

Summary Tentative deal includes a 62% wage hike over six years-sources Strike affected 36 ports, causing backlog of anchored ships Biden administration sided with union, resisted calls to halt strike

I don't know why this wouldn't post as a proper preview link. Sorry.

Here’s another, shorter, article:

Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract, sources say

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike.

[geezerwench]

#DockWorkers strike suspended until January 15th.

#thanksPeteButtigieg #ThanksMayorPete! #ThanksBiden #longshoremen #LongshoremenStrike

[theknightlywolfe]

Friends who have gone to Costco and Sam's Club have reported that they are madhouses and the TP is all sold out. (I went on Tuesday and it was fine but news may not have gotten out yet).

People, people. Unless you need certain car parts, import booze, bananas, or some pharmaceuticals, the dock strike is going to do not much to the availability of things in the US.

Most large retailers are already stocked up for Xmas sales and most foods for Halloween and Thanksgiving are already produced in the US. Yes, chocolate is mostly imported in ingredient form, but companies knew the strike was coming and stocked up what they could. Coffee too.

As for toilet paper, a panic purchase not sure why, that is produced right here in the US. US toilet paper is so far different from toilet paper outside of North America that there would be riots in the streets if we tried to use the TP of other nations.

[geezerwench]

October 1, 2024

October 1, 2024

More than 45,000 U.S.

1. Longshoremen.

2. trump's lunacy:

Kamala committed murder. There's an app to let drug cartels know where to drop "illegals." Kim Jong Un, who wrote beautiful love letters to trump, now wants to kill him. And disrespecting our troops. Again.

3. VP debate. Shady JD refused to answer whether he thought trump lost in 2020.