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I kind of agree (Public Board)

by Cornpop Sutton ⌂, A bad bad dude who makes good shine., Saturday, September 28, 2024, 20:02 (301 days ago) @ FSK
edited by Cornpop Sutton, Saturday, September 28, 2024, 20:10

On the one negative side, breaking a union is politically unfavorable these days. Unions have gained back some political power. It seemed to matter some, for instance, that the Teamsters rank and file likes Trump.

But agreed 100% about the value proposition of longshoremen. It is steeply declining with AI and automation and like every union before them they are in denial that they're noncompetitive. The president of that union talks exactly like a gangster. They're ripe for a come-uppance.


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