Over two decades ago, the HBO series “The Wire” had the second season take place at the Port of Baltimore. One scene (above) Port Officials and the president of the Longshoreman Union watched a video on the Port of Rotterdam being one of the biggest and most efficient ports in the planet that was automated. The fictional union president was not happy. Two decades later, not only is there no automation, but the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) is on strike for a 70% pay raise and are against automation! You can’t make this up! The ILA president, Harold Daggett is a character we would see on “The Soprano’s” or “The Wire!” He is a textbook definition of Democrat! He is for the men and women who work hard on the ports, yet earns almost $1,000,000 per year as union president. Daggett complained that EZ Pass took away union jobs from toll booth clerks, and self checkout took away UFCW jobs, yet drives a Bentley. Bentley’s are made in the UK. So much for supporting the UAW! Here’s some questions for Daggett, since he’s against automation!
-Should we get rid of the garage door openers for his five car garage?
-Should we get rid of smart phones as there are no more telephone operators for the CWA or phone books that used to be printed in union print shops?
-Should we get rid of forklifts as they do the work of probably of 10-20 union members?
Should we get rid of power tools as job sites are now more efficient?
-Did you know your phone, televisions, computers, clothes, tools all made by non union labor?
-If your for the working men and women of America, why would you endorse Joe Biden for President? Illegal aliens depress wages for manual labor jobs! Agriculture, food processing, food service, hotel service, manual labor, the trades, all taken over by illegal aliens!
And speaking of unions, are they still effective? For one of my jobs, I belong to a union, and they suck! I have been a member of this particular union for almost 7 years. I saw our union delegate once! We were voting on our contract. He was at the ballot box talking like he was Jimmy Hoffa! With the help of my labor union, I get no pension, but a 401(k), and no medical coverage when I retire! Who agreed to this shit!? Another one of the unions at my job agreed that new employees hired after a certain date have to pay more towards their pension and healthcare for a pittance of a raise! 35 years ago I was working in a “union” supermarket. Union for full time employees. A new supermarket was opening with no labor union. The supermarket offered more pay and better benefits than the union stores! I stayed with the “union” store so I could continue to act like an idiot! You pay garbage, you get garbage.
It seems to me that labor unions job today is to protect the jobs of those who should no longer be employed with that organization! I’ve seen absolute dirtbags keep their job after three suspensions! One employer will let you keep your job if have a drug problem! I’ve seen people keep their job after fighting with another co-worker, another employeee fighting with a citizen on the clock, rampant absenteeism, rampant lateness, and so on! But; if you’re a white employee and you have legitimate grounds for filing a grievance against management for harassment, good luck!
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