There is probably a plausible reason for the nap while on duty. I used to date a NJ Port crane operator. They were forced to take naps/extended breaks after working 4 hours straight. It’s because of the dangerous conditions and the level of focus required to do this type of work. No one would know that unless they know someone who does the job.
Maybe the cranes haven't moved because they can't move the containers until a container has either been filled or emptied. This has never happened before the one variable that's changed is there is a lot more cargo coming into the ports. Probably has less to do with "lazy workers" and more to do with unprecedented demand and possibly less people to do the work due to the effects of covid.
Also I couldn’t drop a load off in Long Beach about a week ago. They had no empty containers. So they couldn’t off load my trailer until some empty containers made it from over seas. Luckily we have a drop yard.
Unions in theory are supposed to help bring balance in capitalism to protect workers in getting fair pay and treatment. You have to take the good with the bad
Hell yea all my friends from middle school are investing $100-1000 and making $100k+ profit why would we want to work a job! I’m in a discord where older men in their 40s are doing the same thing investing way more and gaining millions in profit off shit coins lmao. Imagine being in middle school/high school making $100-500k from crypto and now that older people following on ain’t nobody want no job
The US don't even own all there ports China is in the mix of this problem its bigger than what it really look like, but it's the crane operators as well tho I hear it as well from other truckers
The issue is the demand for goods are far greater than supply(thanks to inflation), the ports issues is the efficiency grabbing the stacked containers ,so if they need to grab(1 specific bottom container) takes time because of the effort moving 6 stacked to get to one, due to the back log of empty containers not sent out for exports. The main reason what California(west coast) lacks is the non-updated train railway system its trash compared to the east coast. Im a freight broker, we just can’t blame “Crane Operators’’ blame the global supply chain for not working as one.
Something doesn't add up. These people have been working for decades and there's never been an issue like this. I think it has less to do with "lazy workers" and more to do with unprecedented demand AND other trickle down issues from covid.
@@juwa9455 I work with guys with no actual skill and really don't provide additional value to the job. One guy is a master plumber me and another guy are license HVAC. Yet, the guys with no extra value gets paid as much or more cause of time serve. Most if the time they are out laziest workers.
@@lele3822 Operators engineers union the crane operator are very skilled and not many are picked for tge schooling or training because companies like to build a strong 5+year report with an individual they would even consider.
I work at the ports We are breaking cargo volume records month after month. LA/Long Beach has broken records for 14 straight months. I work 7 days a week - truckers dont A nornal year for us is 7 to 9 million TEUs while 2021 will see more than 20+ million TEUs moved. How can "lazy" crane operators break records at the same time? Truckers dont have a fucking clue whats going on, cut in line, park in the wrong spots, etc The piles are at record highs - takes longer to dig cans out - no chassis available - no space available - no rail cars available So the truckers can cry all they want - the cargo volume being moved proves they arent lazy. The cranes are old, computers are 20+ years old, machines break constantly, cans are not where the computer says they are etc You cant be lazy and break records - choose one
@@jonathanlehr9206 Blacklist who, for what and with what authority? The FAA is a federal agency staffed by government employees (controllers) who are not authorized to strike which was why they were in violation and replaced. The ports are leased by private companies, manned by private sector labor thru the PMA which represents shippers. A port agreement already exists and is only subject to federal authority under strike conditions which nobody is talking about.
@@TheFK8Life Under the war powers act the federal government can do what is necessary. The politicians all pushed for its use during the beginning of the pandemic. It may be necessary to do something to get everything caught up now rather than everyone scratching heads and pointing fingers while things get worse. Maybe Navy shipyards could help in some way also I don't really care. We have the capacity to deal with the problem it's the motivation that's lacking. The same people that didn't invite Tesla to a national electric car conference in Washington because they aren't a union company are in charge now so maybe things will remain messed up until after the midterm elections. But again it's a lack of will to fix an unnecessary problem.
@@jonathanlehr9206 You are cluless about the issues and the what the feds can do. Its like calling the feds because Amazon hasnt delivered your packages fast enough lol The Naval shipyards in LA dont exist anymore - in their place is 30 square miles of dock yards moving nearly 20 million TEUs this year - a record - the nost volume the ports in America have EVER moved. What exactly would the feds do? Nothing What they could do is lift trucker driving restrictions. Truck model year restrictions and DOT inspection harrassment on truckers.....but they wont. Too easy Are you going to have the feds take over the clogged rail yards too? The issues is the record volune thats overwhelmed the supply chain. No chassis means no wheels - no wheels means cans dont move - if they dont move they cant be replaced with new cans from new ships. The mandates have crippled warehouse labor, trucking and logistics firms at a time we are receiving 3x the volume of a normal year. Califonria CARB laws prohibit about 40% of trucks from entering california because they are 2005 or older. This creates a bottle neck as 80% of trucking is small individual firms operating 1 to 3 trucks. Without them, supply is limited to move cargo from califonria warehouse to the rest of the US. LA/Long beach does 48% of national cargo.....california laws created the perfect storm. Blame politicians for limiting what our economy cam really do without them in the way.
@@TheFK8Life I am totally fine with lifting restrictions on emissions and ELD devices on trucks. I am familiar with the trouble bringing older trucks into California as it's a nightmare for beekeepers trying to move in bees for pollination of almonds every February. I have heard about the shortage of trailers to move containers, that's why I was suggesting staging them somewhere near the ports so the backup could be dealt with faster. I am also aware that all the warehouses are short on help to load and unload trucks across the country and its causing slow downs. The truckers swear they are waiting longer than ever at ports. The dock workers swear they are unloading faster than ever. The price of shipping freight is the highest its ever been. I hate to see everything slow down. It doesn't effect me directly but I feel badly for young people that actually want to own homes and raise families as the opportunities aren't going to come back any time soon.
I work in operations and production in manufacturing deal with logictics and suppliers daily. All international suppliers have a 3month min ship date ..on top of that alot of ports have backlog
Those who work/worked in unions. We dealt with those type of people. Especially the “senior” workers. The more years they have at the job the lazier they are management and shop steward don’t do shot about them.
I dont think these things are "regular jobs"when society has deemed it reasonable to pay entertainers half a billion dollars simply because of the entertaining factor 1 or 11 men can bring but those who work in the faculties of life that can cause trillions of dollars to be evaporated from simply not doing their job🤔
There is probably a plausible reason for the nap while on duty. I used to date a NJ Port crane operator. They were forced to take naps/extended breaks after working 4 hours straight. It’s because of the dangerous conditions and the level of focus required to do this type of work. No one would know that unless they know someone who does the job.
ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT WELL OVER 80% OF ALL AMERICAN PORTS ARE OWNED BY PRIVATE CHINESE COMPANIES.
Declare a National Emergency. Then Nationalize the ports.
Tell China to Sue us all they like
I found this video, cause a trucker did a vid showing 9 cranes that haven't moved all day in a parking lot of rigs
Maybe the cranes haven't moved because they can't move the containers until a container has either been filled or emptied. This has never happened before the one variable that's changed is there is a lot more cargo coming into the ports. Probably has less to do with "lazy workers" and more to do with unprecedented demand and possibly less people to do the work due to the effects of covid.
I'm a longshoreman and I'm telling you thats an outright LIE!!!!!! Truckers are full of it, rude and JEALOUS!!!!!
Hey Aaron how can I become a port crane operator?
Also I couldn’t drop a load off in Long Beach about a week ago. They had no empty containers. So they couldn’t off load my trailer until some empty containers made it from over seas. Luckily we have a drop yard.
Unions in theory are supposed to help bring balance in capitalism to protect workers in getting fair pay and treatment. You have to take the good with the bad
Wow, nobody wants to work anymore!! $250k for a crane operator and they don’t wanna work!!? This is sad asf!! Thanks for this info Anton!!
Hell yea all my friends from middle school are investing $100-1000 and making $100k+ profit why would we want to work a job! I’m in a discord where older men in their 40s are doing the same thing investing way more and gaining millions in profit off shit coins lmao. Imagine being in middle school/high school making $100-500k from crypto and now that older people following on ain’t nobody want no job
The US don't even own all there ports China is in the mix of this problem its bigger than what it really look like, but it's the crane operators as well tho I hear it as well from other truckers
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The issue is the demand for goods are far greater than supply(thanks to inflation), the ports issues is the efficiency grabbing the stacked containers ,so if they need to grab(1 specific bottom container) takes time because of the effort moving 6 stacked to get to one, due to the back log of empty containers not sent out for exports. The main reason what California(west coast) lacks is the non-updated train railway system its trash compared to the east coast. Im a freight broker, we just can’t blame “Crane Operators’’ blame the global supply chain for not working as one.
Something doesn't add up. These people have been working for decades and there's never been an issue like this. I think it has less to do with "lazy workers" and more to do with unprecedented demand AND other trickle down issues from covid.
As a owner operator I appreciate your content
As a man in a union for a this time, unions make the weak powerful and the powerful mediocre.
Please expound
@@juwa9455 I work with guys with no actual skill and really don't provide additional value to the job. One guy is a master plumber me and another guy are license HVAC. Yet, the guys with no extra value gets paid as much or more cause of time serve. Most if the time they are out laziest workers.
@@juwa9455 Unions basically cause everyone to be mediocre as there is no incentive to excel beyond what the union has dictated.
How does one get into the Union and become a crane operator?
@@lele3822 Operators engineers union the crane operator are very skilled and not many are picked for tge schooling or training because companies like to build a strong 5+year report with an individual they would even consider.
🏗Crane gang life 💸
Sounds very similar to the teachers union
I work at the ports
We are breaking cargo volume records month after month. LA/Long Beach has broken records for 14 straight months.
I work 7 days a week - truckers dont
A nornal year for us is 7 to 9 million TEUs while 2021 will see more than 20+ million TEUs moved.
How can "lazy" crane operators break records at the same time?
Truckers dont have a fucking clue whats going on, cut in line, park in the wrong spots, etc
The piles are at record highs - takes longer to dig cans out - no chassis available - no space available - no rail cars available
So the truckers can cry all they want - the cargo volume being moved proves they arent lazy.
The cranes are old, computers are 20+ years old, machines break constantly, cans are not where the computer says they are etc
You cant be lazy and break records - choose one
@@jonathanlehr9206 Blacklist who, for what and with what authority?
The FAA is a federal agency staffed by government employees (controllers) who are not authorized to strike which was why they were in violation and replaced.
The ports are leased by private companies, manned by private sector labor thru the PMA which represents shippers. A port agreement already exists and is only subject to federal authority under strike conditions which nobody is talking about.
@@TheFK8Life Under the war powers act the federal government can do what is necessary.
The politicians all pushed for its use during the beginning of the pandemic.
It may be necessary to do something to get everything caught up now rather than everyone scratching heads and pointing fingers while things get worse. Maybe Navy shipyards could help in some way also I don't really care.
We have the capacity to deal with the problem it's the motivation that's lacking.
The same people that didn't invite Tesla to a national electric car conference in Washington because they aren't a union company are in charge now so maybe things will remain messed up until after the midterm elections.
But again it's a lack of will to fix an unnecessary problem.
@@jonathanlehr9206 You are cluless about the issues and the what the feds can do.
Its like calling the feds because Amazon hasnt delivered your packages fast enough lol
The Naval shipyards in LA dont exist anymore - in their place is 30 square miles of dock yards moving nearly 20 million TEUs this year - a record - the nost volume the ports in America have EVER moved.
What exactly would the feds do? Nothing
What they could do is lift trucker driving restrictions. Truck model year restrictions and DOT inspection harrassment on truckers.....but they wont. Too easy
Are you going to have the feds take over the clogged rail yards too?
The issues is the record volune thats overwhelmed the supply chain. No chassis means no wheels - no wheels means cans dont move - if they dont move they cant be replaced with new cans from new ships.
The mandates have crippled warehouse labor, trucking and logistics firms at a time we are receiving 3x the volume of a normal year.
Califonria CARB laws prohibit about 40% of trucks from entering california because they are 2005 or older. This creates a bottle neck as 80% of trucking is small individual firms operating 1 to 3 trucks. Without them, supply is limited to move cargo from califonria warehouse to the rest of the US.
LA/Long beach does 48% of national cargo.....california laws created the perfect storm.
Blame politicians for limiting what our economy cam really do without them in the way.
@@TheFK8Life I am totally fine with lifting restrictions on emissions and ELD devices on trucks.
I am familiar with the trouble bringing older trucks into California as it's a nightmare for beekeepers trying to move in bees for pollination of almonds every February.
I have heard about the shortage of trailers to move containers, that's why I was suggesting staging them somewhere near the ports so the backup could be dealt with faster.
I am also aware that all the warehouses are short on help to load and unload trucks across the country and its causing slow downs.
The truckers swear they are waiting longer than ever at ports. The dock workers swear they are unloading faster than ever. The price of shipping freight is the highest its ever been.
I hate to see everything slow down.
It doesn't effect me directly but I feel badly for young people that actually want to own homes and raise families as the opportunities aren't going to come back any time soon.
@@jonathanlehr9206 There is nothing to stage - no chassis - none
the volume of cans exceeds them
I work in operations and production in manufacturing deal with logictics and suppliers daily. All international suppliers have a 3month min ship date ..on top of that alot of ports have backlog
Those who work/worked in unions. We dealt with those type of people. Especially the “senior” workers. The more years they have at the job the lazier they are management and shop steward don’t do shot about them.
These guys will cause robots to replace them.
And be the lazy person whos monitoring the robot right?
Can’t believe I left before this popped up🤦🏾♂️💰🚛💨
I dont think these things are "regular jobs"when society has deemed it reasonable to pay entertainers half a billion dollars simply because of the entertaining factor 1 or 11 men can bring but those who work in the faculties of life that can cause trillions of dollars to be evaporated from simply not doing their job🤔
Love your content too bro just a thought.
So it's not lack of truck drivers. It's lack of Crane operators. 🤔
$250k crane operator? And then you experience a few "Disaster crane" videos.
Replace em with robots...problem solved
Where’s the full live ?
You should check out Patrick Bet David's valutainment pod cast. They had the union head on today referring to the issue.
Dogs eating dogs.
No worries folks, Mayor Peter Buttigieg, The Secretary of Transportation is on the job. Everything is under control…lol
Actually there's nothing the Mayor or even the Governor can do about it.
Declare a national emergency and fire and replace these guys. Blacklist them all for life.
McDonald's is needing help.