Ports Shut Down from Maine to Texas as 45,000 Dockworkers Launch Strike over Pay & Automation
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Dockworkers from Maine to Texas have walked out on the job at all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, launching the first strike of its kind in almost 50 years. The International Longshoremen's Association represents some 45,000 workers at 36 ports who are demanding higher wages and guarantees that jobs won't be automated. "This is a time of labor mobilization in this country," says Peter Goodman, New York Times global economics correspondent, who explains President Biden is caught between union pressure to back the strike and the threat of consumer prices rising while shipping is disrupted. "We're only weeks away from a presidential election that could very well hinge on economic sentiments and unhappiness over inflation."
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When people unite and organize and commit, demands are met. Striking, boycotting and divesting are effective tools for people living in an empire.
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the consumer needs to unite and organize because we keep getting shafted
I'm not against automation, if it's better overall. But this country needs more good paying jobs. Unions are key. So is govt policy, focused on working people.
Google search “600 longshoreman laid off due to AI in San Diego dock”
We need automation wth
Union membership fell to its historical low under Biden/ Harris.
You've just contradicted your own comment. Automation wont create good paying jobs genius. It's there to repalce you. More are agaisnt it.
Yeah let’s just fall behind the rest of the world and continue to let unions shut the country down when they want 80% raises
Wonderful ! Corporation and companies have abused the real people doing the work .Not A CEO who does nothing and gets outrages amounts of monies.
Keep it up people ! It's your time in history🇺🇸😇
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Yesssss! UNION! UNION!
Better start saving money and doing Christmas shopping now miss “I support you”
Automation is not gonna stop it is the future. And 77 percent is crazy to ask for. And its not like there lugging this stuff on there backs. There using machines. They make a good wage as it is. Most are $100k plus and to say there wages have been flatlined everyones pay has been flatlined but other people are not out here doing this that make less.and to say that CEOs dont do anything is crazy.
Get rid of these abusive jobs by replacing them with technology.
The Robots Aren’t Coming, the Robots are Here!
This is the most important channel.for REAL NEWS. I try to come here first, so that I can see whats really going on from an unbiased viewpoint.
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Un biased? Ok buddy
Remember: Don't blame the workers. Direct all grievances, complaints, and demands at the US Maritime Alliance!
US Maritime Alliance is a nonprofit ensuring that labor relations remain cordial and productive, USMX minimizes disruptions in the supply chain.
I don't know why Democ Now keeps Mr. Juan Gonzalez hidden. Over years of viewing I find that Gonzalez asks the best, insightful questions. Thank you, Mr. Gonzalez.
They don't.
He moved to Chicago so of course he isn't seen as much since then.
He took a Teaching Job there, if I remember correctly.
Power to the Union and the Workers! We need to hold these people accountable
They expel too much CO2. Replace with solar powered robots.
@@francismarion6400exactly!👍🏼
@@francismarion6400 the hell you talking about?
Shut it DOWN!!! I stand with the workers!
The workers bring in foreign goods that take many of our jobs you 🤡
Shut them down! 🤬 Get fair pay! Pay up.
Greed is evil. Billions and can’t give up millions maybe 1b to the backbone of your industry is WILD! Please vote
$300 million dollar actor Michael Douglas said greed is good , especially for himself
Automation is killings jobs, Corporations are the definition of greed.
We can't and shouldn't stop automation.
We tried that with Steam and it failed.
The thing that needs to be done is to have those companies that add automation to pay for training for people for new Jobs
Idiot FJB didn't respect collective bargaining with the rail workers. 🤷♀️ And all this harping on the amount of money the workers want completely ignores the kind of compensation afforded the executives. Why is there never reporting on that? I'd love to see a complete report of everybody's salary from the top person to the lowest. But that information will never be let out because it doesn't serve the interest of the oligarchs.
Yes he did, he got the rail workers the requests they were making. It just happened behind the scenes .. don’t just read headlines. Follow-up on the story
Exactly they never talk about CEO pay and how it relates to workers or actually comparing wages to productivity. Because it wouldn't serve the oligarchy.
They rejected a 50% pay increase over 6 years...cry me a river as they hold the US economy hostage.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME! I AM 9 MILES FROM MY STRANDED 93 Y O AUNT AND HANDICAPPED KIN IN SHOOTING CREEK. FEEL FREE TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK BUT RIGHT NOW CHIMNEY ROCK HAS BODIES FLOATING BY. WHY NOT STRIKE LAST WEEK! THIS WILL EFFECT ACCESSS TO MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
STAR LINK PASSWORD IS GO NC. I AM RESTING FOR 30 MIN BUT THERE IS A PATH IN BY FOOT.
MY KIN REACHED OUT VIA HAM RADIO.
I AM SORRY YOU ARE FACING THIS BUT THERE ARE STILL OVER 1000 MISSING INCLUDING SOME OF MY KIN. FFS
@@strawdemindset😅 that's just not true at all. One of their big iasues was the regulations being taken away and because of thag people losing jobs and being subject to an unsafe work environment, as well as every city a trail runs theough being at risk of what happened to east pale-(redacted). That was proof that nothing was fixed. Now we have the boeing issues for the same reasons. And it was trumps fault 😅 they were just upset they coulsnt do it first
Why wasn't this in main broadcast
It was mentioned
Well, you already know that extended doc strikes means interruptions on supply chains, increase of prices, loss of employment, and high inflation, right.
@@vastijackson4545 Listen ! If you lay down a wimp out , you will get what is handed to you but when you stand and fight for your worth in this giant world of rich get richer and the poor are , well just that poor.
No food for you or your family or to help you and your family to receive the benefits of the glory.
You have to decide if your capabilities to achieve are higher than your pride and ego.
Fight for yourselves ! If you don't , no one will. The world is to busy to do it for you.
God will help you as much as He can but you have to help Him and participate.
Participate in voting , in your health and for the family you have and help generation , your children to have a better way of life and bargaining chips .
That is how life works.🇺🇸😇
People fight to achieve , accomplish goal.
To learn the lessons in your very own lives.
Give up , you only fail you and that means no change. Change is what heals us 🇺🇸😇
Infinite money for the hasbara, but not a dime for us!
Yes!!!!
Strike!!!
Solidarity!
Pay them what they’re asking! These ILA workers do a dangerous job, putting their lives on the line, just to feed our families!! Treat them with dignity and pay the increase
So these guys have a job and are complaining about it. I got a job and they add stuff to me all of the time. Im salary and no OT. So stop the crying. If you dont like it get a new job.
I thought Dock workers were underpaid. They aren't. clowns will only hurt the common man, not the corporations they're trying to undermine
Pay the people..their worth every penny they ask for...💯💯💯
They want a 32% raise immediately, that’s an average of 48k for each union member.
They also have no right to dictate business decisions.
We will pay for this, not the industry.
😂😂😂😂THEY WILL LIE TO U. AND U WILL GO BACK TO😢 WORK. THEN. PUT. ROBOTS IN W. U 😢😢😢❤
Everyone who can should do their best to join. Turn this into a country wide general strike. ALL EMPLOYEES must be payed more!
California did that how did that work out
@@kmx4202 what’s your point? People shouldn’t be paid more? I should stand on my feet flipping burgers to not be able to afford my own apartment just so a ceo can make more while the stock goes up? Please defend your argument.
When all employees get paid more, the cost of everything around them goes up so in the end, you’re right back where you started.
@fearnofish8940 except that the prices already went up, but not the pay. Try again.
@@fearnofish8940 you’re literally repeating what they want you to say. Executive pay is up 1000% … if they got less and we got more nothing would need to change price wise.
That’s why I quit they are only paying $20 an hour
@@sugarmamasrestaurant Hell, fight for a 100.00 an hour.Scare the F out of those rich greedy MFERS 🇺🇸😇
Where did you work, and what job?
@@presence5426 He or she is lying and has not kept a job period just a professional youtuber
Phila ports started @17$ a few years ago. It’s up to 19$ rn
if corporations want automation, well then their gonna get it
Right before an election. Hmm…
Well sir what the Drivers need is respect in the ports as Well
More power to the workers 🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾
Send in the migrants
Corporations vs the Mafia.
Great opportunity to have on someone from the dockworkers for an interview. Instead she interviews the New York Times 🤡
The privileged owners of DN would not allow anything else.
@@Diogenes_Parrhesiastes WHO DO YOU THINK OWNS DN????
Automation is here to stay. Shameful timing given the country has been devastated with hurricanes. I have lost all respect for the dock workers union.
They had this planned well before the hurricane. Its just bad timing. Which kinda makes me wonder. Scientists know how to mess with weather. So wouldn't be surprised if someone made it worse than it was supposed to be.
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Now you're catching on. I thoroughly believe that the weather was done on purpose to try to stop this.
This is sad: the timing is bad🧡🧡🧡
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Perfect timing to create more inflation and unemployment in affected supply chain
If jobs are automated. They should be guaranteed retraining and hiring in other divisions.
AI should free humans to do human things.
Or you know… just not work? Pursue arts? Guaranteed retraining and hiring is nice… until they’re let go from that job for not meeting expectations. Or that position gets replaced. How many dockworkers will be able to be successfully trained as engineers? What if they don’t want to learn that new position?
Why can’t we just skip all of that, give everyone a Universal Basic Income and start eliminating the bottom tier of shit jobs that no one wants to do?
@@procrastinator547 I do believe in a universal basic income. Thanks for sharing
Yes
Automation is coming. Strike or not.
Striking because they don't want automation or progress when the rest of the world is moving forward.. nice..
no skills, probably avoiding technology and getting their kids to help when "computer stuff" comes up.
Who would have thought over 90k per year with pension and paid Healthcare wouldnt be enough
They’re only making that kind of money with the egregious overtime they’re being forced to work.
Two unrelated factors here...... Automation is here.....But considering the real value of the dollar has dropped so much 77% over 6 years pay increase is just correcting to 2018 levels for people that are working now.
Wait, not that I disagree with Biden, but didn't he get involved in the Railroad/freight workers strike...and the automobile strike?
I'm not against automation. However, if the citizens don't own the means of production, we're all doomed.
It's literally the difference between living in a futuristic utopia, and hell on earth
A 77% pay raise over six years and a guarantee they will not be replaced with automation is ridiculous. I am a retired union worker; CWA local 500. Our CBAs were about 3-5 percent over like 5 years. Kamala wants to talk price gouging, wonder if she is concerned about it when the shoe's on the opposite foot.
Don't need dock workers anymore. Automation will take over. Don't need union workers. it's a good time to automate the ports while union workers are taking a break. Give management a raise
As Americans we need to start manufacturing our own stuff again and quit buying it from other countries! We used to be the country that everybody bought their stuff from. I'm 71 years old and I still remember those days. And we never had any shortages in this country we made all our own stuff. Unfortunately we don't make anything now but weapons and poisoned food.
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We will see more of these element play out more often in various industries, too many companies wanting to automate the labor sector, one would think that automation will be the achilles heel for those corporations, time will only tell.
I hope they realize how lucky they are to have the ability go unionize and go on strike! I stand with with the dockworkers!
While they let drugs and low quality products with no proper inspection
we have enough trouble going on and this is just to add to the HELL, THANKS FOR NOTHING!! Thanks for adding more HELL ON EARTH and taking from others.. SMH
Only this kind of bravery and resolution to the common good, will ensure a future for our children.
I love all the muppets are like "PAY THE WORKERS!" "CEOs ARE GREEDY" then turn around at the checkout aisle and sweat over the receipt they're handed. I wonder why prices keep going up? You are not leaving your socio-economic group through pay adjustments. You want a big jump then you need to increase your own value to this world. Not through strongarming people, but by creating value itself. Even if these dockworkers get what they want, their communities will experience inflation to cover the increase in pay. You'll just keep yourselves floating a little longer while you drown your neighbors.
The shipping companies in doc people give these workers what they want a decent contract and cut the BS
No money to pay them but a lot of money for Ukraine and Israel
The government doesn’t pay dock workers. They are striking private companies…
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The government doesn't pay them it's the companies they work for
@@sharibigay4712The government regulates those labour relations, but it is controlled by corporations.
Drink your vodka and go to sleep comrade
You know something is going right when all the trolls show up to the comments. I stand with workers! ✊
Hire homeless and jobless..
Why do you defend exploitation? It is primitive.
This is just why they aim for a reserve of unemployed people, smh
They need experience and the homeless won't not.strike either
I’m jobless. But I’m no stinking scab.
It's the American way think
The Long Shoremen's Union is one of the most powerful unions on American soil!
Can someone in Iowa ship some corn down the Mississippi to Haiti…this week?
any inflation will be offset by the money consumers will save from not shopping.
As soon as he said Gaza, I know this is going somewhere else smh Misleading.
What's up with that chain. Protect Daggett at all cost! LLS
Now everyone can eat dogs and cats....😂
well the democrats said they eat bats in Wuhan
Whats up with attacking the garabge guy though? Kinda fked
I really don’t see how much a company makes has anything to do with agreed wages.
Thank you so much for this much needed journalism
Any of those companies owned by china ????
shut it down. bring the work back to west coast port
I’m a union person myself with all the hurricanes that went through in devastated America. Shame on those dockworkers for striking at this time.
Shame on CEOs for continuing to profit when they could quickly solve all these issues
I find it quite interesting how the strikes happen at this time. This is coming from the top down, but I haven't figured out just why. I highly doubt this is a well organized nation-wide strike initiated by the workers themselves
@@procrastinator547 CEOs have the most important job, which is to increase the profit of the corporation for SHAREHOLDERS. If you thought things though a bit more, you would buy stock and let the CEO work for you.
His name is Danny O'Malley lol not Amaly 😅
Corporate American has to step up
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS This the BEST news ever
Yeah the dems are out of office soon lol
12% a year for 6 years is ridicoulus
Illegal immigrants or robots ?
More support for our Stevedores 👍
Automate the entire system!!
Automation is good tho.
The ports should have been automated 30 years ago.
yeah, we don't need people anymore...
lol that's hilarious! Automated 30 years ago lol
Can't wait for the automated future when ports work as well as a grocery store self-checkout machine. Really looking forward to all winter gear getting rerouted to Yuma AZ because a scanner went haywire.
@@MrDannyHeimas long as we all get a universal basic income
@@La_Hoja_Verde people who are honest get court summons in mail for stealing from Walmart when the automated checkout machines makes a mistake. Works really well. I'm tired of doing Walmart's slave labor for them.
Maybe not great timing for an extended strike. Will the dockworkers enjoy 4 years (or more) of Trump/Maga authoritarian rule if the strike has an "unfortunate" influence on the election outcome?
This is great timing for an extended strike, and I have no idea what else you’re attempting to articulate in the rest of your sentence. Half of dock workers are democrats and the other half are republicans, they all deserve to get compensated and they will create as much domestic and international pressure as necessary to achieve that.
Who is they ?
Excellant
Unions are on the way out. This is a good example of why. You make an average of 150 grand a year and want a 77% raise. Who are you kidding? You move freight. Not perform brain surgery
Those dock workers making 40 per hour, had better find a good hiding place! In 2, or 3 weeks, they will be hunted!
it's makework. get ready for ALL JOBS to be automated. then what??
Then mass poverty?
It’s gonna happen sooner or later, look at what’s happening all around us.
Either that or as we’ve seen sending jobs overseas so they can pay their new employees cheaper.
@@chayan-tv9vp sooon NOBODY will be cheaper than AI and robots
@chayan-tv9vp, i agree. And then we ask why jobs go overseas people feel untitled.
Backlog overtime plus a 80% raise means these dock workers will get very rich. I love it.
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Do the workers get paid? Maybe partial pay from union funds? Anyone know?
Yeah most unions pay into a strike fund so that some of their wages are paid during strike.
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"Do you support union workers?"
"I grew up in a middle class family..."
How will you fix the economy? " I was a little girl riding a yellow school bus..."
Looks like its time to automate
Netanyahu in ICU??
Where'd you hear that?
@@jonathantaylor6926 JUST TRYING TO GIVE HIM AN EASY WAY OUT.
45,000 new jobs? Sweet! Move over n let others work that want to
Solidarity longshoremen 💙💙 vote blue for workers rights!!
Well timed to help Trump.
Perfect time for Harris to step up and broker a deal.
@@presence5426 Spoiler alert: she won't.
All of the inflation and destruction of wages happened under her and Bidens watch. They don't give a crap about workers.
How? Explain. Trump is Anti-Union
We should not go back to work until President Trump is back in office.