GeneP59 wrote:

Well shipping companies profits quadrupled during the pandemic, so... (and the FTC is worried about the extra $1 or $2 grocery stores temporarily captured during the pandemic).

The latest offer would raise the base hourly rate for ILA port workers to $63 from $39 over six years, the people familiar with the matter said. One of the people said the offer is being made on the condition that dockworkers go back to work and agree to efficiency gains.

The offer is less than the union demand for an increase of 77% over the term of the contract but a far larger increase than most major labor contracts, including a contract reached last year covering the separate union representing West Coast longshore workers. Many U.S. dockworkers currently earn more than a $100,000 a year, with baseline hourly wages boosted by work rules and overtime requirements.

 haresfur wrote:

LIke when the in-laws show up unexpectedly. 

 Bill_J wrote:

I'm guessing a lot of sitting around with periods of frantic activity

 kcar wrote:

How do you work 100 hours/wk?

 GeneP59 wrote:

The strike has been suspended for now. Workers got a 62% pay raise. 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dock...

This piece notes that starting pay is around $20/hr. Top pay is about $81,000 although 1/3 of workers around New York make $200K in part because they work around 100 hours/wk. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story...

I got my TP, a bananana and a case of IPA’s today. I’m good. 
Aholes were offered a 50% increase but they want 70%. Bunch of uckers! 

 Antigone wrote:
No need.   Shortages canceled until next year.  Bananas…. Are back!!!!

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
There are some really excellent Virginia wines. Just sayin’. 

 Red_Dragon wrote:
Living between NY and Baltimore... a lot of wine from Europe is often more reasonable ($) than the CA/OR offerings of (to me) similar quality.

 black321 wrote:

We can certainly get by on them.

 rgio wrote:

I only drink california wines, ha

 black321 wrote:
Not sure the banana hoarding works so well, but your wine comment makes me think I should go stock up for the holidays.

 rgio wrote:

idiots

 rgio wrote:

should be hoarding bananas and wine

People are hoarding bottled water and toilet paper (delivered by truck) because the dock workers are on strike.

Me threatening someone with songs & lyrics.
And they can be lethal (to them, not me, of course).

Me establishing a Me-Third movement. Wave.
To slice some off of the McDonalds.
Zur goldenen Möwe.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

Howdy Dragon!

 Coaxial wrote:

Thanks Coax!  Good to see you are still here!

 vald wrote:

 vald wrote: 
 Good to see you, Val.