I am definitely not on the side of the longshoremen on this issue of hurting Americans so that they can avoid mechanization at our ports.
Especially when they argue that they’re indispensable. So which is it?
Perhaps the union gleefully crippling our economy and hurting Americans is exactly why we should allow automation, so that they can’t continue to threaten us.
Some other stuff to consider:
I once spent 45 minutes negotiating with an ILA linehandler to move my ship’s hawser (fancy word for a thick rope) 10 feet.
10 feet
But sure Jason, with 800k followers, you’ll *definitely* move the needle with a
47 year gold medal champion in the 'Not My Problem' Olympics https://t.co/8aEkOlAOlD
— John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) September 30, 2024
Harold Daggett, the ILA boss who pledged to "cripple" the United States, owns a 76-foot yacht, a Bentley, and gets paid over $900,000.
He was acquitted on RICO charges after the main witness against him, mobster Lawrence Ricci, was found decomposing in a car trunk in New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/VgJ0QtkrV2
— Max Meyer (@mualphaxi) October 1, 2024
Ok then.
“I will cripple you.” —Harold Daggett, leader of ILA. #PortStrike #ILA pic.twitter.com/77Sy22ldbS
— Indy (@indygerl) September 30, 2024
And by the way, Biden has the power to shut all of this down, but he won’t.