Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation
Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation
Dockworkers from Maine to Texas have walked out on the job at all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, launching the first strike of its kind in almost 50 years. The International Longshoremen’s Association represents some 45,000 workers at 36 ports who are demanding higher wages and guarantees that job...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20998907
October 01, 2024
Guest - Peter Goodman
NewYorkTimes global economics correspondent[a surprisingly pro-worker viewpoint from a writer from the NYT -PL]
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Strike just ended. They have a temporary deal that will extend the labor contract until January with a 62% pay increase over 6 year
Unclear about the automation part, though I know there was a previous offer to limit automation at least
Good news.... And they get to take center stage in January again. This shows the power of unions.
Although January’s stage wont be nearly as big as one month before a general election. An election where the price of goods is a major campaign issue.