A dockworkers strike could shut down 36 US ports: How will it impact consumers?

The uncertainty comes during the peak of retailers’ holiday shipping season, which traditionally runs from July through early November.

[mc]

25, 000 new jobs for anyone who needs it

[Duskybuddy]

Better buy s*** now before it goes up in price

[irockuroll]

Soo…prices won’t increase if the dock workers get a 75% wage increase. I’m not good at math but increasing wages by 75% when you have thousands and thousands of employees will raise prices as well

[Xenusgod]

So how much are the Union workers are making? Well according to multiple sources like USA Today, CNBC, independent source Washington Post states that : Top-tier workers – meaning anyone who joined the company in 2007 or earlier – make roughly $33 an hour on average, contract summaries for the Detroit Three show. Those hired after 2007 are part of the lower tier and earn up to $17 an hour based on a buildup of 6% annual raises under the last contract.

Y’all.. majority of the workers come from after 2017. 6% of $17 is 1.07– per year. And for the $33 per hour is $1.98 per year. I live in a 2 person household in the hood. I make $15 and S/O makes $19. We STILL struggle to get bills paid. These people work under billionaires. Who give themselves ‘bonuses’ DAILY. c’mon y’all. Support the people!! It’s an uphill battle for them! NOT the “record breaking profit” CEOS and millionaires and billionaires.

[PrettyPistolYT]

Well I guess it’s time to learn how to be a gardener 🤷🏽‍♀️

[smash_]

make it big. see who will collapse. the companies or the workers

[croatoan]

The trucking industry cannot afford this right now. Everyone should be aware how close to a collapse we are.

[corym]

Their demands are unreasonable. They should all be replaced and barred from the industry.

[mtorres]

Time for Elon Musk to start a seaport business

[mewletter]

Guess the preppers are well prepared for such disruption. 🤔

[cmathias]

You shouldn’t be allowed to hold the entire country hostage. BS that they can’t just fire them all. These strikers don’t care that your goods cost more or you can’t get things for your family.

[littleangel]

The strike is now in effect... stock up on your essentials right away ppl...

[paulaprice]

How is it legal to keep the products from businesses who bought them?

[margaretmacneill]

I read the average dock worker in USA IS ON $39 AN HOUR! In Belgium the average dock worker pay is €19 an hour (about $21) and Belgium is a very expensive place to live with very high taxes!!!

[chazdean]

Where’s Bootyjuice and Brandon the great negotiator!?

[Duskybuddy]

Oh how conveniently they want to do this right before Christmas coincidence I think not

[selketskiss]

I read ships are sending their boats to west coast

[Kurt-rgjq]

How much do these guys make and what are they asking for? I had a 1-month temp job working on the port and those longshoreman were balling & had a house/2-3 cars/daily visits to the bars/eating out for lunch everyday. This is bad timing for the longshoreman to be risking the entire economy if they ain't starving/hurting like the rest of us. Isn't 40% over 6-years more than most people are getting as I feel like most get 2-3% increase per year.

[Joe-tiqd]

They are no better than the people they are complaining about

[Oogesay]

The companies that don’t collapse will still profit from this, the corporate world is beyond greedy and unfair, sitting on mounds of gold and green that the poor will never see leaving homes dark and cold and people without jobs. What will it take for our world to become better?