I read John's post. It has not a hint of apology, nor apologetic, for his about-face.
Another point in the article: "USMX [Maersk and other ocean shipping companies that use U.S. ports] and [Teamster chief] Daggett will reach a deal: Allow automation with job protection for present members. Daggett will sell this to the members – “we have won a great victory. Your jobs are protected,” he will say, with not a hint about how this sells out the coming generations of workers. This will be one more example of the 80 year war against all the best traditions of the U.S. labor movement. “Think only of yourself and the devil with solidarity, including solidarity with the future generations of workers,” is the theme. The automation here is cranes that load and unload containers entirely by computer. Harry Bridges also had to figure out how to deal with automation. In his case it was the introduction of containers so that dockworkers would not break down each pallet and box in the cargo hold. Bridges decided containers were inevitable, so he negotiated a contract like what John predicts Daggett will go for. The question is, what other settlement was possible? What contract would maintain solidarity with future generations? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34196): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34196 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110242875/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
