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The ports in Florida were being to be re-opened by FL National Guard troops. That likely would've ended the longshoreman's union.
by h2odragon 2y ago
The ports in Florida were being to be re-opened by FL National Guard troops. That likely would've ended the longshoreman's union.
- hulitu 2y ago> The ports in Florida were being to be re-opened by FL National Guard troops. That likely would've ended the longshoreman's union. Rockefeller did set a precedent when he used mashine guns to end a strike.
- ethbr1 2y agoFrom my reading, the troops were deployed to protect non-union scabs, not to actually do the work. Not sure how much of a modern port would be instantly runnable by reservists.
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoHow much of it would be instantly runnable by new-hire replacement workers?
- ethbr1 2y agoI expect they wouldn't be new hires. They'd be "Have experience with ____ machinery" workers. So probably retired union and/or folks from out of state.