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The Striking Longshoremen Turned Down a 50% Pay +More Benefits. And Now They Double Down on “Crushing the People of the USA”

stock here: A real President would act. The lowest registered Longshoremen make around $81,000 base salary. Many with more seniority and speciality skills, with overtime, make in excess of $200,000. This is not particularly hard nor complex work, obviously crane or boom operators need to operate within their training and not eff it up. Important job, but they want to entry level base pay to be $143,000 a year. Hmmmm….. Sorry, but I don’t feel sorry for them even at their current rate.

This is another direct impact of the intentional destruction of the strength of the US dollar. At the bottom of the video is a Union leader matter of factly stating how he and his men will cripple the whole country.

what are some of the pay scales of the striking longshoremen?

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The current pay scale for longshoremen striking under the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) varies depending on the role and overtime. The base salary for registered longshoremen is around $81,000 per year. However, some members can earn significantly more through overtime, with many foremen and specialized workers bringing in over $200,000 annually in high-demand positions​(
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Demands and Negotiations:
The ILA is currently demanding a 77% increase in wages over a six-year period, citing inflation and the need to recover from years of modest raises. In contrast, the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents port operators, has offered a 50% wage increase over six years, along with enhanced contributions to employee retirement plans and health care options​(
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The wage increase negotiations are just one aspect of the strike. Another major issue is the automation of port operations, with the union pushing for restrictions on automated cranes, gates, and container-moving trucks to protect jobs.

This strike, which affects 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas, has significant implications for the U.S. supply chain, handling approximately half of the nation’s cargo​(
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Do a deep dive on the different longshoremen classifications, ranks, seniority and the assoociated pay levels. I would like at least 10 categories and include welders
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Longshoremen work in a variety of roles at ports and docks, each with distinct classifications, responsibilities, and pay levels. Here’s a deep dive into 10 primary job categories for longshoremen, including welders, to give you a comprehensive view of the industry structure:

  1. Basic Longshoreman/General Cargo Handler
    Role: Handles the loading and unloading of cargo manually or using basic equipment like pallet jacks and forklifts.
    Pay Level: Typically around $20 – $30 per hour, depending on location and seniority.
    Seniority: Entry-level position but can progress with experience and training.
  2. Equipment Operator
    Role: Operates heavy machinery like cranes, straddle carriers, and forklifts to move large containers.
    Pay Level: Can range from $25 to $40 per hour depending on machinery type and port location.
    Seniority: Mid-level role; requires certification and experience.
  3. Crane Operator
    Role: Operates cranes for unloading and loading large container ships. This is one of the most critical and high-paying longshoremen roles.
    Pay Level: Usually earns $35 – $50 per hour or more, depending on port size and complexity.
    Seniority: Senior position; requires specialized training and significant experience.
  4. Foreman/Lead Longshoreman
    Role: Supervises a team of longshoremen, coordinating activities, ensuring safety compliance, and managing shift work.
    Pay Level: Ranges between $45,000 – $100,000 annually, with potential overtime pushing it higher.
    Seniority: Senior-level position, requiring several years of experience.
  5. Dock Maintenance Worker
    Role: Performs maintenance and repair on port infrastructure, including cranes and container equipment.
    Pay Level: Typically around $25 – $35 per hour.
    Seniority: Requires technical knowledge, certification, and experience in mechanical or electrical fields.
  6. Welder
    Role: Provides welding services to maintain and repair metal structures, including cranes, forklifts, and containers.
    Pay Level: Welders can earn $30 – $45 per hour depending on certifications and specialized skills.
    Seniority: Mid to senior-level role, requiring specific welding certifications and safety training.
  7. Clerk/Checker
    Role: Manages the logistics and documentation of incoming and outgoing shipments, ensuring accurate cargo records.
    Pay Level: Typically $20 – $30 per hour.
    Seniority: Entry to mid-level; requires attention to detail and experience in logistics.
  8. Gang Leader
    Role: Leads a “gang” or team of longshoremen during a loading or unloading operation, managing assignments and safety.
    Pay Level: Usually earns around $35 – $50 per hour or more, depending on the port.
    Seniority: Senior-level position, often requires extensive experience and leadership skills.
  9. Lasher/Unlasher
    Role: Secures and releases containers on ships using chains, rods, and other equipment.
    Pay Level: Can range from $25 to $35 per hour.
    Seniority: Entry to mid-level; physically demanding role that requires teamwork and strength.
  10. Cargo Planner
    Role: Plans and coordinates the stowage of cargo to ensure the stability and efficiency of loading/unloading.
    Pay Level: Can make $60,000 – $90,000 annually, with additional bonuses for complex operations.

  11. Seniority: High-level role; requires in-depth knowledge of logistics and stowage principles.

  12. Pay Variations by Region and Experience

  13. Longshoremen’s pay varies significantly based on the port, the specific union agreements in place, and individual seniority. The average annual salary for a general longshoreman is about $64,000 but can go up to $200,000 or more for senior positions with significant overtime​(
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Seniority and Union Influence
Seniority plays a significant role in pay levels, job security, and the allocation of work shifts. Entry-level workers or “casuals” are often assigned less desirable tasks and have lower pay, while senior union members have access to more shifts, better positions, and higher compensation. Advancement to roles such as foreman or crane operator usually requires both experience and union seniority.

The ILA and the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) are the primary unions that govern longshoremen labor agreements in the U.S., negotiating pay, benefits

19 replies on “The Striking Longshoremen Turned Down a 50% Pay +More Benefits. And Now They Double Down on “Crushing the People of the USA””

Just like in the later stages of the pandemic, I clearly saw the plot to create price inflation and make it as bad as it could be…..diesel of all things was up the most. Most things move by truck, so if diesel is way up, there is no choice but for the prices of all things to also go up, and have it be baked in the cake, not transitory.

Sal says if this strike goes on for too long shipping companies will start dumping containers from the ships anywhere just to get them off their ships. Other ports around the World. Then we’ll have a shipping mess to work through.
Sal at “what’s going on with shipping” gives interesting discussions on YouTube.

Watch “Navigating the Port Strike | WGOW Shipping Guests on Project 44’s Podcast” on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/Tfgs-aBJwu8?si=xQzyXsqKtcn2wb0R

Ya it’s odd. We shall see what this new commentary means. I assume it may be AI generated attempt to “pre-discredit” my site, but who knows….they change email address although use the same IP, hmmmm

Ya that looks horrible, to ban technology that increases efficiency and reduces cost. Are these people so dumb that they cannot figure out that if they structure the negotiation right, they can increase their pay going forward…..shameful.

… and on issue with efficiency and unions the reason people are dying in Appalachia now is because years ago the Communication Workers of America bribed the lawmakers to bar StarLink internet so they could get jobs laying crappy fiber cable up and down hill and dale and the floods have washed it all away.
DNC + corrupt unions = mass deaths.

I understand that comms are so bad, people walk 15 miles to check on their parents. I have the HAM radio that I have never lit up, YET. Note to self, put HAM in faraday cage today.

SURE… THEY ARE SO WELL PAID THAT EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR JOB…

I DIDN’T REALIZE IT FIRST BUT THIS SITE IS IN FACT A MOSAD/ZIONIST PLATFORM.

SO, I INFORM YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE BLINDED BY YOUR ATAVISTIC HATRED COMING FROM THE LIES SOME GOONS WROTE IN A FABLE BOOKS THOUSANDS YEARS AGO:

AND NEVER FORGET, JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD, WAS PALESTINIAN…

IRAN LAUNCHES BARRAGE OF MISSILES AGAINST ZIONIST ENTITY
Tuesday, 01 October 2024 4:47 PM
presstv. co. uk /Detail/2024/10/01/734362/Iran-launches-missile-strikes-against-Israeli-regime-

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported “direct hits” in Negev, Sharon and other locations from Iran’s attack.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) issued a statement shortly after the missile attack began.

It said in response to the martyrdom of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyah, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC commander Abbas Nilforoushan, the IRGC Aerospace Force launched dozens of ballistic missiles targeting key military and intelligence bases in the heart of the occupied territories.

The IRGC further said that the attack was in line with the country’s right to legitimate self-defense as per the United Nations Charter, and in response to the regime’s escalating crimes—backed by the United States—against the people of Lebanon and Gaza.

The Zionist regime will face more crushing attacks in case it reacts to Iran’s operation, the IRGC added.

In a follow-up statement, the IRGC said three Israeli military bases in Tel Aviv were hit during the operation.

FINALLY, THE DAY HAS COME, IRAN KEPT THEIR WORD. WELL DONE!

After Nasrallah: ‘Command and Control’ in Rapid Recovery
libya360. wordpress. com/2024/10/01/after-nasrallah-command-and-control-in-rapid-recovery/

HEZBOLLAH TARGETS MOSSAD HQ, GLILOT MILITARY BASE NEAR TEL AVIV IN ‘LARGEST ATTACK’
presstv. co. uk /Detail/2024/10/01/734332/Hezbollah-attacks-Israeli-soldiers

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it targeted Israel’s Glilot military base and Mossad headquarters in the outskirts of Tel Aviv with salvos of Fadi-4 rockets.

Israeli reports said several settlers were injured in the rocket barrage from Lebanon on Tel Aviv.
The reports said the rocket attack from Lebanon was “the largest” since the beginning of the war.

8 Israeli settlers killed, 20 injured in major shooting in Tel Aviv
presstv. co. uk /Detail/2024/10/01/734364/tel-aviv-jaffa-shooting

At least 8 Israeli settlers have been killed and 20 injured in a major shooting operation by Palestinian fighters in Tel Aviv.
A group of gunmen opened fire in Israel’s commercial capital on the boundary with Jaffa on Tuesday evening.

WELL DONE!

Biden administration gave “Israel” ‘blank check to light region on fire’: NGO
presstv. co. uk /Detail/2024/10/01/734359/Biden-Administration-Gives-Israel-Blank-Check-To-Attack-Gaza-West-Bank-Lebanon

A US-based human rights organization has blamed the government of the United States for allowing the Israeli regime to ignite war in West Asia.

Israel’s claim of entering southern Lebanon is ‘false,’ Hezbollah says
presstv. co. uk /Detail/2024/10/01/734350/Lebanon-Hezbollah-deny-Israel-ground-incursion-claim-false-Mohammed-Afifi

n a post on X on Tuesday, the Israeli military said it is conducting a “limited ground incursion” against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, warning nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities to evacuate north of the Awali River, some 60 kilometers (36 miles) from the border.

The military had earlier warned people not to travel to the area south of the Litani Rover, which has emerged as the center of the current conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

Of course they would say that, because what the zionist vermin wants is to grab the Lebanese water resources and land.

“Hezbollah fighters are ready for a direct confrontation with enemy forces that dare to or try to enter Lebanon to inflict casualties among them.”

Nasrallah transformed Resistance into global security-making phenomenon: Iran official
presstv. co. uk /Detail/2024/10/01/734354/Sayyed-Hassan-Nasrallah-transformed-resistance-into-a-global-security-making-phenomenon-SCFR-secretary

Avenging Sayyed Nasrallah’s Blood Requires Achieving Palestine’s Victory
english. almanar. com. lb/2214390

Hezbollah: Tel Aviv Strike “Just the Beginning”
english. almanar. com. lb/2215160

Yemeni Armed Forces strike Israeli Targets in Eilat, Tel Aviv
english. almanar. com. lb/2214830

The Yemeni Armed Forces have declared the execution of two drone military operations targeting Tel Aviv (referred to as occupied Jaffa) and Eilat (Umm al-Rashrash). This announcement was made today, Tuesday, with confirmation that both operations successfully achieved their intended objectives.

WELL DONE!

Casualties as Israeli Enemy Strikes Ain Al-Hilwe Refugee Camp
english. almanar. com. lb/2214863

Massacre in UN-Run Gaza School: Many Dead and Wounded in Brutal Israeli Bombardment
english. almanar. com. lb /2214984

THE RESISTANCE STRIKES MILITARY OR SETTLER MILITIA TARGETS, THE ZIONISTS ALWAYS TARGET CIVILIANS…

19:47 Zionist media: More than 400 missiles were fired from Iran at ‘Israel’
english. almanar. com. lb/2214863

THAT’S PURE BULLSHIT, THERE WERE DOZENS OF THEM, NOT 400… but if they want 400 they can have it or course.

“Khaybar Operations”: Hezbollah Missiles Rain Tel Aviv
english. almanar. com. /2215028

Hezbollah regained the initiative on Tuesday following the Israeli attacks, with the Lebanese group launching “Khaybar Operation” in which it fired Fadi-4 missiles that targeted the suburb of Tel Aviv.

With the chant “At Your Service O Nasrallah”, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fired barrages of Fadi-4 missiles at the Galilot Base belonging to the Military Intelligence Unit 8200 and the Mossad headquarters located in the suburb of Tel Aviv, Hezbollah’s Military Media announced in a statement.

It added that the missile strike was part of Khaybar operations, in support of Gaza and in response to the Israeli massacres in Lebanon.

‘Israel’ says started ‘limited’ incursion into Lebanon
english. almayadeen. net /news/politics/-israel–says-started–limited–incursion-into-lebanon

The operation, which had been failing for hours as Israeli forces faltered under Hezbollah’s fire, reportedly aims to”neutralize” the Resistance’s infrastructure and positions that pose a threat to “Israel” and its northern settlements.

Iran Fires Hundreds of Missiles at Occupied Territories
tehrantimes. com /news/504409/Iran-fires-missiles-at-Israel-in-retaliation-to-back-to-back

” Iran’s legal, rational, and legitimate response to the terrorist acts of the Zionist regime—which involved targeting Iranian nationals and interests and infringing upon the national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran—has been duly carried out. Should the Zionist regime…”
— I.R.IRAN Mission to UN, NY (@Iran_UN) October 1, 2024

Iran hits Israel’s Netzarim military facility and Tel Nof intelligence unit
tehrantimes. com /news/504423/Iran-hits-Israel-s-Netzarim-military-facility-and-Tel-Nof-intelligence

Iran’s attack on Israel in accordance with legitimate rights: Pezeshkian
tehrantimes. com /news/504425/Iran-s-attack-on-Israel-in-accordance-with-legitimate-rights

Europe’s weapons deals with Israel reward genocide
electronicintifada. net /blogs/david-cronin/europes-weapons-deals-israel-reward-genocide

Elbit Systems UK tries to hide the fact that it is part of Israel’s weapons industry. (Palestine Action)

Are weapons makers active in Europe deliberately avoiding the word “Israel?”

Germany’s Diehl Defence recently announced it had signed a “teaming agreement” on rocket artillery ammunition with Elbit Systems. The announcement did not mention that Elbit is an Israeli firm.

Two days earlier Elbit Systems UK issued a statement about how it had “successfully completed” a “critical design review” on providing new equipment to the British Army. The statement celebrated how the equipment will allow troops to “identify targets with high accuracy” and support “hundreds of jobs across the UK.”

The inference that Elbit Systems UK is as British as cucumber sandwiches is dishonest. It is a subsidiary of Israel’s Elbit Systems – though the statement did not include that salient fact.

Such omissions are telling.

https://thealtworld.com/caitlin_johnston/australian-officials-push-authoritarian-crackdown-on-pro-hezbollah-speech
Australia has never been a ‘democracy’, the scum who hold political power in this country have shown their true colors during the covid scamdemic.

They now pinpoint even more directly at who are their puppet masters by cracking down of anti-genocide protesters.

Make no mistake the criminals behind the covid plandemic are the same who support the genocide perpetrated by the zionist occupiers.

There are about 10 countries in the world that consider Hezbollah a ‘terrorist’ organization. They are all US/zionist puppets (UK, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, etc…)

The puppet regime of Australia, in the hands of the globalists, the zionists and a de-facto US/UK (penal) colony must be removed from power if Australia wants to become a democracy.

Australians who have a brain know that their worst enemy, their mock ‘government’ is at war with them and must be eradicated.

As Mel Gibson wrote:
“Who Rules Barter Town?”,
and the answer, which Tina Turner
was coerced to repeat:
“Master Blaster!”

Love that reference….missed it completely in my life of missing TV and much movies. Top Gun was about the first of the last, but doing movie night again when there is something worthwhile.

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