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If the trade war somehow killed off the longshoremen unions, it would have been 100% worth it.
by inverted_flag 1y ago
If the trade war somehow killed off the longshoremen unions, it would have been 100% worth it.
- megamike 1y agocurious why is that?
- inverted_flag 1y agoThey’re the primary obstacle to port automation. The US has only 3 fully automated port terminals because the unions throw a tantrum and vow to strike the economy into oblivion whenever they feel threatened by increasing automation. The east coast union in particular, the ILA, is a real rats nest and it’s a shame they aren’t as impacted by the trade war as the west coast union. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Daggett https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Daggett