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Harris backs striking dockworkers, Trump blames labor stoppage on the Biden administration (www.salon.com)
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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 54 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Fuck yeah! UNION STRONG!

Looking up the pay rates of these dock workers and they get paid less than I do as a Teamster.

All the bullshit I overhear says they are all millionaires lmao. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Pay for longshoremen is based on their years of experience. Under the ILA's former contract with USMX, which expired on Monday, starting pay for dockworkers was $20 per hour. That rose to $24.75 per hour after two years on the job and to $31.90 after three years, topping out at $39 for workers with at least six years of service.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-do-dock-workers-make-longshoreman-salary/

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is really interesting. I had always been told Longshoreman make $50 an hour average...

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe that's with overtime or something. ILA top out at $39/hour.

The contract they want would be $69/hour after three years. That's about $144,000/year.

I clearly should not have gone to college.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or you should unionize and get what you are rightly due.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

No, I think it's better if most white-collar jobs make less than blue-collar jobs. Someone needs to line the pockets of the c-suite. That will make less people go to college and less people aspire to bullshit jobs that don't do anything. Like the world needs another app developer, full stack developer, or middle manager. I think we're all set with that.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

That's definitely going to be the overall average once you include about 4 hours of overtime

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, that’s something. I resent having to vote for her to prevent him. But I’ll take what I can get. Support unions!

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Really interesting to see all the experts on TV. Just look them up.. usually billionaire business owners. Very concerned with the impact on the small business and the average Americans... Uh-huh.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh yay. She’s not snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, that’s better than I expect from democrats