Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
by sanswork on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @01:27AM
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If you read the book the box they did the same when standard containers came in. The docks were forced to pay for like 5x the number of workers required because of Union agreements.
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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
by dustincoates on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @06:09AM
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I'm reading that right now, and it's incredible the amount of rent seeking that went on. It was a system that wasn't great for anyone except those who got the bribes from people looking to work.
(I also had a good laugh when they described "shape up," or the process of choosing workers from those who assembled for the day. It was horribly corrupt. And, of course, the term is now used as a software planning process.)