Unions are the friends of the little guy right? Well not really
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are the friends of the little guy right? Well not really
are the friends of the little guy right? Well not really
“A small band of strikers has effectively shut down the nation’s
busiest shipping complex…cargo ships are being diverted to other ports.”
busiest shipping complex…cargo ships are being diverted to other ports.”
By Coach Collins on December
2nd, 2012
2nd, 2012
By Derrick Hollenbeck, staff writer
As if California and America have not been damaged enough by
greedy unions who don’t give a damn about the rest of us, a small union in the
Port of Los Angeles has ground the economy of Southern California to a halt.
greedy unions who don’t give a damn about the rest of us, a small union in the
Port of Los Angeles has ground the economy of Southern California to a halt.
A strike by a union of about 800 members has effectively closed
the port which is the busiest import/export hub in the country. As a result the
Port of Los Angeles is suffering a loss of $ 1 BILLION DOLLARS A DAY! The
strike has spread to “600,000 truckers, dockworkers, trading companies and others
depend for their livelihoods.”
the port which is the busiest import/export hub in the country. As a result the
Port of Los Angeles is suffering a loss of $ 1 BILLION DOLLARS A DAY! The
strike has spread to “600,000 truckers, dockworkers, trading companies and others
depend for their livelihoods.”
The impact of the strike by the International Long shore and
Warehouse Union as described by an economist is ominous. He said, “The longer
it goes, the more the impacts increase. Retailers will have stock outages, lost
sales for products not delivered. There will be shutdowns in factories, in
manufacturing when they run out of parts.”
Warehouse Union as described by an economist is ominous. He said, “The longer
it goes, the more the impacts increase. Retailers will have stock outages, lost
sales for products not delivered. There will be shutdowns in factories, in
manufacturing when they run out of parts.”
As usual the issue separating the union and management is the
union’s insistence upon continuing its extortionist policy of “featherbedding”
by which temporary thieves come to the docks, don’t do any work and still get
paid for being “on the job.”
union’s insistence upon continuing its extortionist policy of “featherbedding”
by which temporary thieves come to the docks, don’t do any work and still get
paid for being “on the job.”
Since there has not been a contract between the parties for 21 ½
years, it is very clear that the rank and file members are happy with
conditions on the Los Angeles docks, so why the problem? These “featherbedding”
jobs are not being filled by them. They have jobs that they like and want to
keep. The push for extortion is being made to recoup some of the money the
union laid out to purchase Barack Obama.
years, it is very clear that the rank and file members are happy with
conditions on the Los Angeles docks, so why the problem? These “featherbedding”
jobs are not being filled by them. They have jobs that they like and want to
keep. The push for extortion is being made to recoup some of the money the
union laid out to purchase Barack Obama.
As is the case with most “blue collar” unions, the International
Long shore and Warehouse Union, gave millions of dollars to Democrats (99% to
1% to Republicans) and they don’t have enough actual workers to extort to get
back their outlay anytime soon. They need to force management to play make
believe with them – they want management to make believe “featherbedding”
‘workers’ actually exist so the union can collect union dues from these
phantoms.
Long shore and Warehouse Union, gave millions of dollars to Democrats (99% to
1% to Republicans) and they don’t have enough actual workers to extort to get
back their outlay anytime soon. They need to force management to play make
believe with them – they want management to make believe “featherbedding”
‘workers’ actually exist so the union can collect union dues from these
phantoms.
It is an excellent bet we will see more of this type of union
attack on America in the coming months. They will want to extort as much money
as they can from the companies they are killing, before they collapse.
attack on America in the coming months. They will want to extort as much money
as they can from the companies they are killing, before they collapse.
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Small union is causing big problems for ports
Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times
November
30, 2012
30, 2012
The small band of strikers that has effectively shut down the
nation’s busiest shipping complex forced two huge cargo ships to head for other
ports Thursday and kept at least three others away, hobbling an economic
powerhouse in Southern California.
nation’s busiest shipping complex forced two huge cargo ships to head for other
ports Thursday and kept at least three others away, hobbling an economic
powerhouse in Southern California.
The disruption is costing an estimated $1 billion a day at the
ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, on which some 600,000 truckers,
dockworkers, trading companies and others depend for their livelihoods.
ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, on which some 600,000 truckers,
dockworkers, trading companies and others depend for their livelihoods.
“The longer it goes, the more the impacts increase,”
said Paul Bingham, an economist with infrastructure consulting firm CDM Smith.
“Retailers will have stock outages, lost sales for products not delivered.
There will be shutdowns in factories, in manufacturing when they run out of
parts.”
said Paul Bingham, an economist with infrastructure consulting firm CDM Smith.
“Retailers will have stock outages, lost sales for products not delivered.
There will be shutdowns in factories, in manufacturing when they run out of
parts.”
Despite the union’s size — about 800 members of a unit of the
International Longshore and Warehouse Union — it has managed to flex big
muscles. Unlike almost anywhere else in the nation, union loyalty is strong at
the country’s ports. Neither the longshoremen nor the truckers are crossing the
tiny union’s picket lines.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union — it has managed to flex big
muscles. Unlike almost anywhere else in the nation, union loyalty is strong at
the country’s ports. Neither the longshoremen nor the truckers are crossing the
tiny union’s picket lines.
The strike started at the L.A. port’s largest terminal Tuesday and
spread Wednesday to 10 of the two ports’ 14 cargo terminals. These resemble
seaside parking lots where long metal containers are loaded and unloaded with
the help of giant cranes.
spread Wednesday to 10 of the two ports’ 14 cargo terminals. These resemble
seaside parking lots where long metal containers are loaded and unloaded with
the help of giant cranes.
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