A Friend Told Me About A Proposed Longshoremen's Strike If...

[global1]

*Co goes ahead with this Dubai deal. He said they will stop work at all U.S. ports. Has anybody heard when?

[babylonsister]

1. Longshoremen are not happy, and now I know why!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Also, from DUer Wesdem...

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What’s the significance of a foreign company operating terminals in a U.S. port?

While foreign and U.S. companies are able to lease terminals in American ports, the ports remain publicly owned. Each company is responsible for moving ships and goods in and out of their terminal, and may even hire a private security firm, but the U.S. Customs and Border Protection remains responsible for checking the cargo and the U.S. Coast Guard is charged with overseeing security. These responsibilities are mandated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. An analogous relationship may be seen in U.S. airports, where foreign airlines may lease a terminal, but the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is responsible for security.

Which nationality will the workers be at the ports in question?

The workers who load and unload cargo from ships at U.S. ports are represented by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) on the East Coast and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWA) on the West Coast. These powerful unions deal with shipping companies directly and all the union members are U.S. citizens. As ILA spokesman James A. McNamara told the New York Times, "Any movement of cargo from the bottom of the ship to the tailgate of the truck leaving the port is handled by ILA labor." While not as highly organized as the dock workers, experts say most private security personnel and shipping company staff at U.S. ports are also likely to be U.S. citizens.

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http://www.cfr.org/publication/9918/uae_purchase_of_ame ...

There are links throughout the summary.

[chalky]

4. Help with your DU link, please.

n/t

[babylonsister]

5. Maybe this one, I hope?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2479596&mesg_id=2479596

[chalky]

7. Thanks! n/t

[PearliePoo2]

2. this would be a BIG BIG deal

Was your friend at a noon port rally today?
I have 3 close friends that attended the rally in Seattle today but I have not heard back from them yet regarding the Union's position or what they recommend for their membership.

[radio4progressives]

3. Excellent = this could be a General Strike across the country

SHUT THIS FUCKING PLUTOCRACY DOWN.

[Lars39]

6. Yes, that's what I'm hoping.

I'm laying in some extra TP. :)

[windbreeze]

10. Should have shut it down

when Reagan decided to break the Air Controller's union...back in the 80's....IF we had stood up and been counted then....we wouldn't be here now...20 years later...has anyone woke up yet??
windbreeze

[roguevalley]

8. bless the big shoulder unions. whenever our teacher union needed

help you could ALWAYS count on the Teamsters and IBEW. God bless the old time unions.

[DarkmoonIkonoklast]

9. Patriotic longshoremen should do no less!!!

WHY hasn't someone used this Dubai deal as justification for impeachment??? :grr: :mad: :nuke:

Sure, Dumbya :dunce: SAYS he wasn't in the loop, but come ON, people... he's the F*$&$KING PRESIDENT!! He's SUPPOSED to know about these things... :evilfrown: if he didn't know, he's unfit by reason of incompetence and criminal negligence and should be removed... if he DID know, he's guilty of criminal malfeasance and gross dereliction of duty and should be impeached, court-martialed, then hanged by the neck until dead, Dead, DEAD!!! :grr: :mad: :nuke:

("We return you now to our regularly scheduled rant") :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Gatchaman]

11. Unfortunately, * will pull a Reagan on them

and they'll all be replaced, like the air traffic controllers.