Just a reminder that if you’re too important for you to be able to legally strike, it’s all the more important that you strike anyway.
US Dockworker Strike Wins 62% Raises
Submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
https://internationalsocialist.net/en/2024/10/united-states-3
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Etterra@lemmy.world 2 years ago
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 years ago
Collective action works. Tell your friends.
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Good for them!
ddplf@szmer.info 2 years ago
amazing, can I have my car shipped now?
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
If it’s from China? No.
ddplf@szmer.info 2 years ago
I’m not bringing no car to the US silly, I’m taking it to Europe
EscanortheArrogant@lemmy.world 2 years ago
62% over 6 years, so like 10% a year which is still not bad, but not the same 62% lump sum like the headline suggests.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 years ago
Sure, but this puts the wage cap at like $63/hour. That’s ridiculously good for a blue collar job. I’ve been in the same field for around 16 years and I’d be ecstatic if I were making half that amount, and my job requires a lot of certifications and ongoing training hours to stay certified.
That’s over $130,000/year. Plus, they hit their cap after just 6 years. I couldn’t imagine making that much after just 6 years somewhere. They did a great job. Laborers everywhere should be making money like this, instead of the people sitting in chairs with lumbar support complaining that the ac is two degrees warmer than what they’d like while standing next to the corporate keureg coffee machine.
Thassodar@lemm.ee 2 years ago
But knowing how shitty companies are they’ll likely make some excuse to fire people before they get close to their 6 year maximum. It’s similar to how fast food places avoid hiring someone full time by scheduling them for 35 hours a week instead of 40.
Lemonparty@lemm.ee 2 years ago
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
62% right now and no increase for the six following years is actually more generous than what they got.