- cross-posted to:
- workreform@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- workreform@lemmy.world
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Power to the workers. God hates a scab.
A salary maximum (as per the article) of 79k USD per year seems low. This as the accident rate amongst longshoremen can be significantly higher than average. It’s often not reported on enough (at least in Europe) but significant injuries and deaths happen often enough. This partly because (obviously) a mistake has way more consequences on a terminal vs e.g. working in an office.
Be prepared for Vance to hammer Walz over this strike tonight. I am hoping he’s prepared for it. He probably is though.
One of their demands is stiflingly automation which I can’t get behind. That’s a stupid way to eliminate efficiency
Well if you don’t realize in today’s world you are either useful in a way dictated by vastly wealther people or you starve. So in a world with literally zero global compassion (meaning those in power who are in charge of keeping us safe) will cast you aside for an extra buck. If automation and innovation ment the emancipation of all humans to chase their passions, yes I’m all for it. But it’s not. The change is to fire the workers to increase profits. That doesn’t help anybody.
That’s a stupid way to eliminate efficiency
In case of port/terminal automation the workers usually do not benefit. So it seems pretty understandable that they’re against it.
In Europe there’s way more automation. Still, workers often tried to prevent it.
Good for them! Hope they get what they’re asking for
