East Village Poltergeist Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 looks like its gonna happen here in about 2.5 hours lulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailingpermit Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 I saw one of the Union leaders on tik tok predicting that we’ll be carless, naked and starving by week 4. Sounds like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Solidarity! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Village Poltergeist Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 On 9/30/2024 at 8:54 PM, tailingpermit said: I saw one of the Union leaders on tik tok predicting that we’ll be carless, naked and starving by week 4. Sounds like fun! Hopefully they fire them and replace them with robots lulz saw a fully automated warehouse recently during a tour of a target that we’re considering purchasing to add to our portfolio lulz…it was one of the more impressive things I’ve seen…definitely replicable at a port environment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Barber Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 7:07 AM, Orange said: Solidarity! I'm with you on this. Whatever pay increase these guys are requesting, it is probably minuscule compared to how much these corporations are profiting. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 9:50 AM, The Barber said: I'm with you on this. Whatever pay increase these guys are requesting, it is probably minuscule compared to how much these corporations are profiting. I’ve always said we need a nationwide general strike. That’ll probably get more wealth distribution going than just about anything the government tries to do for the middle class. I’m sick of people celebrating the potential arrival of trillionaires. That should be a tragedy, not a goal. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Billings Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 9:50 AM, The Barber said: I'm with you on this. Whatever pay increase these guys are requesting, it is probably minuscule compared to how much these corporations are profiting. Yep. Ports making record profits but shareholders well before there people earning those profits. America 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Village Poltergeist Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 2:46 PM, azgreg said: It boggles my mind that control of the strike sits in one guy’s hands…like, shouldn’t it come to a vote or something. Dude’s up to his ass with the Genoveses though, so not completely shocking I guess lulz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailingpermit Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 4:31 PM, East Village Poltergeist said: It boggles my mind that control of the strike sits in one guy’s hands…like, shouldn’t it come to a vote or something. Dude’s up to his ass with the Genoveses though, so not completely shocking I guess lulz That’s the guy I was talking about, did he accidentally head butt an axe? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestinFlPackfan Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 9/30/2024 at 7:54 PM, tailingpermit said: I saw one of the Union leaders on tik tok predicting that we’ll be carless, naked and starving by week 4. Sounds like fun! That Union leader makes $900,000 a year.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailingpermit Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 6:31 PM, DestinFlPackfan said: That Union leader makes $900,000 a year.... I’m sure he has plenty of bananas and toilet paper stocked up. I did see one of the east coast Florida ports isn’t a part of that Union. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Village Poltergeist Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 6:37 PM, tailingpermit said: I’m sure he has plenty of bananas and toilet paper stocked up. I did see one of the east coast Florida ports isn’t a part of that Union. On 10/1/2024 at 6:31 PM, DestinFlPackfan said: That Union leader makes $900,000 a year.... 1/3 of their workers make $200k+ per year lulz…I won’t be shedding any elephant tears for them and their mafia affiliated boss lulz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Village Poltergeist Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 Or more lulz bring on the robots lulz https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/port-pay-dock-workers-pay-demands-7e5b52dd “according to a 2020 report by the Waterfront Commission, the regulator that oversees New York Harbor, more than half of the longshoremen based there made $150,000 or more, including overtime.“ lulz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailingpermit Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 10/1/2024 at 7:00 PM, East Village Poltergeist said: 1/3 of their workers make $200k+ per year lulz…I won’t be shedding any elephant tears for them and their mafia affiliated boss lulz There’s a girl that works full time as a nurse 4 days a week and then heads to the docks to be a “casual.” Hands out keys in an air conditioned truck for $56 a hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysfit Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 On 10/1/2024 at 10:50 AM, The Barber said: I'm with you on this. Whatever pay increase these guys are requesting, it is probably minuscule compared to how much these corporations are profiting. Automation, job loss and obscene profiteering is what the unions are fighting against. The first lines actually taking action against what's keeping the majority of workers down And Biden is on their side. He won't invoke Taft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornontheblue Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 The longshoremen way overplayed their hand. Replace them with fixed assets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycamper Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 On 10/1/2024 at 7:02 PM, East Village Poltergeist said: Or more lulz bring on the robots lulz https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/port-pay-dock-workers-pay-demands-7e5b52dd “according to a 2020 report by the Waterfront Commission, the regulator that oversees New York Harbor, more than half of the longshoremen based there made $150,000 or more, including overtime.“ lulz i mean. they produce more valuable than any of us. and "including overtime" is... sketchy lol. everyone with a contract is having to go on strike cause we just inflated away 25-45% of their paycheck lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Village Poltergeist Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 On 10/2/2024 at 9:22 AM, happycamper said: i mean. they produce more valuable than any of us. and "including overtime" is... sketchy lol. everyone with a contract is having to go on strike cause we just inflated away 25-45% of their paycheck lol. But how many don’t utilize overtime? Knowing what I do about the docks around here, I’m reckoning it’s not a material number. Everyone uses it…when half make over $150k/year, that’s not exactly an underutilized process. Not to mention…things like this aren’t always clear when OT is counted…I can’t tell you the number of target calls I’ve sat in on where shoddy OT processes are bemoaned lulz I think this is grandstanding just to grandstand. Automation is the way of the future in industries such as this, and the fact one dude with mafia connections is putting the screws to the county trying to stem an impossible tide is a dickheaded move. I don’t doubt they work hard for the money, but it’s not like they’re getting paid minimum wage for their work…they’re handsomely compensated as it is. Hopefully this spurs more investment in automated technologies so these problems can be averted in the future. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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