45,000 International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) dockworkers now on strike,

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

This is why unions I guess.

They threaten to cause TP shortages, get people Covid PTSD panic buying, and they get a tenative 62% pay raise rather than a 77% one. They'll resume negotiations after the elections. Just like the 2025 budget.

"Give us what we want or we'll strangle your economy during an election."

Results are results though.

https://6abc.com/post/port-strike-update.../15388724/

Until they do this again in January, the highest tiered Longshoreman will make $63 dollars an hour by 2030 up from $39. They still need to come to an understanding on automated labor saving money to the employer.