Time running out to avoid crippling US port strike. UPDATE: Will go back to work Friday.

[tical]

Will President Biden step in and help negotiate a contract deal?

Or will Biden pull the same shit that Trump did too him with Afghanistan?

No big secret that Trump is anti-union.

We will wait and see…

U.S. port, union talks break down again over automation, with two months to go before potential strike

The United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the owners of East and Gulf Coast ports, said in a statement on Wednesday that the union position on automation is currently making a new labor deal difficult to reach, with a January 15 deadline to either reach an agreement or face another strike. USMX says the use of semi-automated cranes, already at many ports, is critical to future supply chain demands. The International Longshoremen's Association, which is not publicly commenting, has said in the recent past that the union wants new contract language to clearly state that "no automation means no automation."

Lori Ann LaRocco
November 13, 2024

U.S. port, union talks break down again over automation, with two months to go before potential strike

With roughly two months before union workers at East and Gulf Coast ports may begin a new strike, a fight over automated technology is slowing negotiations.

www.cnbc.com

Remote-controlled cranes towering 165 feet overhead containers from vessels' holds at the Long Beach Container Terminal in Middle Harbor at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S.​

They’re holding on to a dream. Automation is the future in most of these things.

Trump will fuck them all the way!!

They need tog et their heads out their asses and look at the room. Get something reasonable under contract before it’s left to Trump and his group.

 

[^SpiderMan^]

Will President Biden step in and help negotiate a contract deal?

Or will Biden pull the same shit that Trump did too him with Afghanistan?

No big secret that Trump is anti-union.

We will wait and see…

U.S. port, union talks break down again over automation, with two months to go before potential strike

The United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the owners of East and Gulf Coast ports, said in a statement on Wednesday that the union position on automation is currently making a new labor deal difficult to reach, with a January 15 deadline to either reach an agreement or face another strike. USMX says the use of semi-automated cranes, already at many ports, is critical to future supply chain demands. The International Longshoremen's Association, which is not publicly commenting, has said in the recent past that the union wants new contract language to clearly state that "no automation means no automation."

Lori Ann LaRocco
November 13, 2024

U.S. port, union talks break down again over automation, with two months to go before potential strike

With roughly two months before union workers at East and Gulf Coast ports may begin a new strike, a fight over automated technology is slowing negotiations.

www.cnbc.com

Remote-controlled cranes towering 165 feet overhead containers from vessels' holds at the Long Beach Container Terminal in Middle Harbor at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S.​

They messed up by not striking. They are working through the holiday season and afterwards is one of their slowest seasons. Trump will likely enact the Taft Hartley Act which Biden said he wouldn't do. Automation is safer and much cheaper. I don't see them stopping it. My prediction is that in January, Trump will enact the Taft Hartley Act and alot of cargo will be re routed to the West Coast. The ILA will end up caving to automation.

 

[blackbull1970]

They messed up by not striking. They are working through the holiday season and afterwards is one of their slowest seasons. Trump will likely enact the Taft Hartley Act which Biden said he wouldn't do. Automation is safer and much cheaper. I don't see them stopping it. My prediction is that in January, Trump will enact the Taft Hartley Act and alot of cargo will be re routed to the West Coast. The ILA will end up caving to automation.

You can’t move that amount of freight to the West Coast easily.

Majority of those Container Ships coming into the East Coast were routed from Europe, the Mid-East and Africa making stops there before arriving to the USA.

To get that freight to the West Coast, they will have to reroute thru the Panama Canal. That canal is already backed up with ships waiting to get thru.

The average wait time thru the Panama Canal currently is about 20 days with normal traffic.

Ships could reroute around South America, but that adds time/cost with fuel being burned passed down to the consumer.

If they go on strike which is looking to be the case.

Better start stocking up now.

 

[^SpiderMan^]

You can’t move that amount of freight to the West Coast easily.

Majority of those Container Ships coming into the East Coast were routed from Europe, the Mid-East and Africa making stops there before arriving to the USA.

To get that freight to the West Coast, they will have to reroute thru the Panama Canal. That canal is already backed up with ships waiting to get thru.

The average wait time thru the Panama Canal currently is about 20 days with normal traffic.

Ships could reroute around South America, but that adds time/cost with fuel being burned passed down to the consumer.

If they go on strike which is looking to be the case.

Better start stocking up now.

Thank you for the information.

 

[blackbull1970]

My prediction is that in January, Trump will enact the Taft Hartley Act and alot of cargo will be re routed to the West Coast. The ILA will end up caving to automation.

The main issue with Trump enacting the TH Act, is Trump needs to fully understand what it is along with having people under him that are competent to enact it.

As we have seen with his cabinet picks, it’s full of a Motley Crew of “Dumb and Dumber”. Also, Trump’s Achilles Heel is he refuses to listen to advice and believes he knows it all. We saw how he handled the pandemic with his ignorant Ass not wanting to follow advice from the experts.

Another thing is that America’s Dock’s are still controlled by the Italian Mafia families across the country. And they all are under authority of “The Commission” in NYC.

Trump is from NYC and is very aware of the Commission with their power and influence. The Mafia has gone underground and are not out being flashy like in the past, but they are still calling the shots and have heavy influence in politics and the criminal justice system.

Trump also has no experience dealing with large labor issues. He ran the Trump Organization like a defacto mob organization having employees sign NDA’s and contracts keeping them from doing anything against him.

If Biden allows this strike to go through after the January 15, 2025 deadline and hand it over to Trump…..things are going to get very interesting.

And don’t forget Trump wants to kick in Tariffs immediately when he gets in.

Start stocking up now!!!

 

[blackbull1970]

Don’t forget we got a Labor strike deadline on January 15, 2025

And it looks like Biden doesn’t give 2 Fucks about it.

Trumps Inauguration is January 20, 2025….

Trump again backs longshore union as possible port strike nears

Ocean lines warn shippers on port shutdowns

Stuart Chirls
December 17, 2025

Trump again backs longshore union as possible port strike nears

President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend again backed union dockworkers in their fight to block automation technology at East and Gulf Coast container ports.

www.freightwaves.com

International Longshoremen's Association members on strike,October 2024, at Port Houston, Texas.​