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Re:Why the U.S. can't build icebreaking ships by LorenPechtel on Thursday September 26, 2024 @05:51PM (#41663860)
Hire who? There won't be other skilled people.

And cushy contracts mean products that are considerably more expensive. Pretty much the only unionized industries left are those where they are somehow protected from competition. That's because union products cost enough more to drive them out of the market.

Re:Why the U.S. can't build icebreaking ships by bumby on Thursday September 26, 2024 @06:53PM (#41664418)
I don’t think it’s coincidence that the American addiction to cheap shit coincides with lower union membership and a shrinking middle class.