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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by monocasa on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @03:32AM (#41705598)
Which monopoly on labor? Railroad workers aren't required to be union the United States.
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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by throwaway48476 on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @03:50AM (#41705716)
The rail labor act which forbids striking.
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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by loudestdog on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @04:30AM (#41705939)
You make people work, they've already said they're going to slow down so you paying them for 25% of the work. And they still win in the end.

The reason strike has happened because the dock companies themselves profit off of a strike. They charge extra fees money for storage etc.

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