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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by sickofparadox on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:11PM (#41710357)
The unions demands may have been met if they didn't ask for ridiculous things like a complete ban on automation.
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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by consteval on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:34PM (#41710718)
It's not ridiculous, it's a market force. Again, if the demand for such laborers is high enough then they will do it.
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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by no_exit on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @02:28PM (#41712257)
The best way to negotiate is to ask for nothing, and in turn receive everything from your enlightened, benevolent (and dare I say, handsome!) master.
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Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by sickofparadox on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @11:22AM (#41721565)
Considering a series of robots can do their jobs and they have essentially held the supply chain hostage to get top % salaries, yes they should be grateful for every morsel they extract from the US populace.
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