At some point it's time to give up trying to keep the buggy whip makers gainfully employed. 

19 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Oh FFS, apparently that literally is his problem. 

The decision to strike is largely in the hands of the mercurial and tough-as-nails head of the dockworkers union, Harold Daggett, a native New Yorker who’s been accused of having mob ties.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/25/dockworkers-strike-disrupt-economy-election-00181005

 

 

Harold Daggett isn’t afraid of a fight.

The union leader has twice won cases against the US Justice Department over alleged Mafia ties.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/01/harold-daggett-union-leader-fought-allegations-mob-ties/

 

2 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

Season 2 of the Wire

 

Interesting. Was expecting the demand to be better retirement benefits 

Working man...

 

5 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

 

 

Yeah, apparently it was a docuseries about this dude's life. Who knew.

2 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Working man...

 

He couldn't be a better poster child for everything that's wrong with unions. Unreal.

On a semi-related note, I can't remember if it was on here or another forum where someone recommended that I check out the PC game Satisfactory, but I recently started playing that a few weeks ago and that's all I can think about now whenever I see references about automation replacing longshoreman.

1 hour ago, vikas83 said:

Here's my idea -- all the ports should fire the longshoremen and replace them with migrants. Liberals won't know what to do.

In all seriousness -- unions outlived their usefulness 50 years ago. It's time for them to go away. All the reasons they were formed (worker safety, benefits, etc.) are now codified into law. No company should be forced to have union labor.

What was the supreme court case on forced dues and teachers union again? That needs to be redone

 

I have to order at a kiosk now at Mickey Dee’s

Just now, Dave Moss said:

I have to order at a kiosk now at Mickey Dee’s

That's what happens when you raise minimum wage to $20. The ports need to bust this union and just move forward with the technology to replace them. Plenty of migrants need work.

27 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Working man...

 

You have more experience than I do when it comes to FU money, but wouldn't one need to earn more than 700k/yr to be able to afford a Bentley and a 76 footer?

 

Makes me wonder...

3 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

I have to order at a kiosk now at Mickey Dee’s

I use the app and order ahead of time when my kids inevitably say that's what they want after practice. Probably a lot less prone to errors than placing an order the old way through a sheety drive thru speaker.

2 minutes ago, Bill said:

You have more experience than I do when it comes to FU money, but wouldn't one need to earn more than 700k/yr to be able to afford a Bentley and a 76 footer?

 

Makes me wonder...

Yes, a hell of a lot more for a yacht. You need to be 9 figures for a yacht like that.

2 minutes ago, Bill said:

You have more experience than I do when it comes to FU money, but wouldn't one need to earn more than 700k/yr to be able to afford a Bentley and a 76 footer?

Wait, are you implying he's been involved in some shady backroom deals that have been lining his pockets for years? No way, dude. Not this upstanding gentleman. He's clearly a man of the people and would never dream of doing anything unbecoming like that.

1 minute ago, vikas83 said:

Yes, a hell of a lot more for a yacht. You need to be 9 figures for a yacht like that.

In that case, what FBI doing?

You wouldn't think it would be that GD hard to investigate obvious fraud like that.

Did nobody see DeNiro smoking at the bar in Goodfellas?

11 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

 

damn, my son might be able to be a longshoreman of the future.

1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Wait, are you implying he's been involved in some shady backroom deals that have been lining his pockets for years? No way, dude. Not this upstanding gentleman. He's clearly a man of the people and would never dream of doing anything unbecoming like that.

I'm sure he just bought NVDA at like $2.

I support the ILA and the fight for fair wages in the face of record corporate profits. 

Panic buying has already started 

F it. bust this union. this ahole is going to threaten to "cripple" the american people? 

Just now, Alpha_TATEr said:

F it. bust this union. this ahole is going to threaten to "cripple" the american people? 

That's what Trump would do, while Biden and Harris are trying to get both sides to make a fair deal. Unions support Harris.

17 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Yes, a hell of a lot more for a yacht. You need to be 9 figures for a yacht like that.

To be fair, he's also 78 years old.  He's made nearly $12 million since 2002.   He's got another 35 years of earnings in addition to that in his life. 

5 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said:

I support the ILA and the fight for fair wages in the face of record corporate profits. 

Panic buying has already started 

You don't think the timing is awfully tone deaf and entirely self-serving? On the heels of a devastating hurricane and a month before the election? Come on, now.

Just now, jsdarkstar said:

That's what Trump would do, while Biden and Harris are trying to get both sides to make a fair deal. Unions support Harris.

not all unions support harris and who cares anyway? just because said union is throwing their support to a certain candidate it doesn't mean its members are going to vote for them.  

be happy paying more thanks to your unwavering union support. 

8 minutes ago, Phillyterp85 said:

To be fair, he's also 78 years old.  He's made nearly $12 million since 2002.   He's got another 35 years of earnings in addition to that in his life. 

Still doesn't get him where he needs to be to afford all of that.