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 1 week 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 1 week ago
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Collective action works. Tell your friends.
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Good for them!
ddplf@szmer.info 1 week ago
amazing, can I have my car shipped now?
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
If it’s from China? No.
ddplf@szmer.info 1 week ago
I’m not bringing no car to the US silly, I’m taking it to Europe
EscanortheArrogant@lemmy.world 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week ago
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
62% right now and no increase for the six following years is actually more generous than what they got.