So the longshoremen are about to go on strike on the East and Gulf coasts.

[Robbie3000]

the auto industry and tons of others made it clear the writing is on the wall

automation is coming - and the solution is for the workforce to modernize with it. a lot of people are romanticizing some "stick it to the billionaires' angle and like.. okay but none of what happened this week actually 'solved' the larger issue that's still marching along. if anything holding the country at financial gunpoint just accelerated the process too.

a lot of people in here had their bets hedged either way low key so its kinda whatever. but making these guys out to be champions that can relate to other union struggles doesn't work... they are not teachers. they are not amazon warehouse folks. they are not even the railway guys. not all unions are the same. and their 'fair' isn't the same by a long shot.

King Crab, What are you babbling about?

 

[Robbie3000]

It’s the way they went about it. I posted earlier in the thread but save that “I’ll cripple you” nonsense for the meetings with the rest of their industry, not aimed at folks who just lost their homes in a hurricane

It’s a strike. It’s supposed to be confrontational and uncomfortable.

The cowardice of American workers is what has allowed companies to amass so much power at the expense of labor.

 

[42 Monks]

King Crab, What are you babbling about?

i dont think it was complicated

1. automation is still on their neck.
2. their workforce will need to transition to some sort of engineering/implementation to stay a clear value-add. see auto industry modernization
3. playing their hand of threatening the entire global supply chain only accelerated the appetite for automation as a whole.
4. many, many people were happy to watch this playout and were gonna be cool with any outcome lol... iykyk
5. no other union will ever have this kind of leverage ever again. even the air traffic controllers won't come close
6. other unions are out here asking for livable wages and literally safety. 60%+year over year is literally completely beyond anyone else's 'fair'

there's no victory lap here. just a can kicked down the road and more consolidation.

-concerned 'crab'

 

[Spliff]

Damn we got some real spineless cowards on here

Salute to ‘em for using leverage they’re supposed to and getting their money.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Muthafukkas cleaned out supermarkets preparing for the impending strike and the fallout

 

[Robbie3000]

i dont think it was complicated

1. automation is still on their neck.
2. their workforce will need to transition to some sort of engineering/implementation to stay a clear value-add. see auto industry modernization
3. playing their hand of threatening the entire global supply chain only accelerated the appetite for automation as a whole.
4. many, many people were happy to watch this playout and were gonna be cool with any outcome lol... iykyk
5. no other union will ever have this kind of leverage ever again. even the air traffic controllers won't come close
6. other unions are out here asking for livable wages and literally safety. 60%+year over year is literally completely beyond anyone else's 'fair'

there's no victory lap here. just a can kicked down the road and more consolidation.

-concerned 'crab'

They used the leverage they had to get the best deal possible. That’s what they are supposed to do.

No matter what happens, X amount of dollars will be generated by the industry, they are only demanding a bigger piece of the pie. You should be rooting for them.

Do you get mad at NBA players when they drive a hard bargain with the owners?

Don't be an Alaskan King Crab breh.

 

[Spliff]

Muthafukkas cleaned out supermarkets preparing for the impending strike and the fallout

Nearby Costco line wrapped around the building. I’m like goddamn y’all know the shyt over right? Took my ass to a smaller chain down the street lol

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Muthafukkas cleaned out supermarkets preparing for the impending strike and the fallout

Ironically, these past 2 weeks have been the least amount of time I have been in the grocery store, since we're were in the process of moving.

Muthafukkaz just love to panic

 

[42 Monks]

They used the leverage they had to get the best deal possible. That’s what they are supposed to do.

No matter what happens, X amount of dollars will be generated by the industry, they are only demanding a bigger piece of the pie. You should be rooting for them.

Do you get mad at NBA players when they drive a hard bargain with the owners?

Don't be an Alaskan King Crab breh.

man why are yal like this

where you gotta create a boogie man, argue against some made up thing never said, then act like i wasn't already in here literally saying they should get what they want because they played their cards right

i'm indifferent automation at ports is coming, and i don't think people truly grasp what a next-gen port would even look like yet... but its not going to spring into existence *this time around*

it is likely that this is their last go round for raises and protections. so it is what it is. they got the gun and biden is not in a position to pump fake either.

i've been consistently saying that this strike does not eliminate the automation problem that's on their neck and doesn't bring other unions along with them because the leverage is unique and that bets were hedged from the start

someone doesn't agree hard enough and its off the dap races

 

[Buckeye Fever]

i dont think it was complicated

1. automation is still on their neck.
2. their workforce will need to transition to some sort of engineering/implementation to stay a clear value-add. see auto industry modernization
3. playing their hand of threatening the entire global supply chain only accelerated the appetite for automation as a whole.
4. many, many people were happy to watch this playout and were gonna be cool with any outcome lol... iykyk
5. no other union will ever have this kind of leverage ever again. even the air traffic controllers won't come close
6. other unions are out here asking for livable wages and literally safety. 60%+year over year is literally completely beyond anyone else's 'fair'

there's no victory lap here. just a can kicked down the road and more consolidation.

-concerned 'crab'

I was tellin' my pops the same shyt yesterday. I knew the contract would be signed, but best believe automation been in the works.

 

[Still Benefited]

Nearby Costco line wrapped around the building. I’m like goddamn y’all know the shyt over right? Took my ass to a smaller chain down the street lol

Lines been ridiculous for some damn toilet paper. I went to walgreens and paid the extra tax

 

[the cac mamba]

Nearby Costco line wrapped around the building. I’m like goddamn y’all know the shyt over right? Took my ass to a smaller chain down the street lol

i was gonna go last night, but i put it off til monday, figuring these retards would figure out it was over, and i'd get the sunday night restock

they better have a fukkin case of water

 

[Shadow King]

i dont think it was complicated

1. automation is still on their neck.
2. their workforce will need to transition to some sort of engineering/implementation to stay a clear value-add. see auto industry modernization
3. playing their hand of threatening the entire global supply chain only accelerated the appetite for automation as a whole.
4. many, many people were happy to watch this playout and were gonna be cool with any outcome lol... iykyk
5. no other union will ever have this kind of leverage ever again. even the air traffic controllers won't come close
6. other unions are out here asking for livable wages and literally safety. 60%+year over year is literally completely beyond anyone else's 'fair'

there's no victory lap here. just a can kicked down the road and more consolidation.

-concerned 'crab'

2 5 & 6 are why the strike is important (though 6 is mathematically wrong) and had to happen now.

 

[alpo]

i dont think it was complicated

1. automation is still on their neck.
2. their workforce will need to transition to some sort of engineering/implementation to stay a clear value-add. see auto industry modernization
3. playing their hand of threatening the entire global supply chain only accelerated the appetite for automation as a whole.
4. many, many people were happy to watch this playout and were gonna be cool with any outcome lol... iykyk
5. no other union will ever have this kind of leverage ever again. even the air traffic controllers won't come close
6. other unions are out here asking for livable wages and literally safety. 60%+year over year is literally completely beyond anyone else's 'fair'

there's no victory lap here. just a can kicked down the road and more consolidation.

-concerned 'crab'

And nobody cares goofy

 

[42 Monks]

2 5 & 6 are why the strike is important (though 6 is mathematically wrong) and had to happen now.

when did i say it wasn't important. if anything i said this was in the oven for nearly 6 years - people were in here acting like this deadline wasn't meant to hit at the peak of election season.

and they're getting a bump no one else is because their leverage is at a level *no one else's will ever be* lol. if we're at the argue for the sake of arguing point in this now then find all the posts in here saying these guys can kick rocks