BBC- Dock workers strike for first time in 30 years
About 2,550 people work at the Port of Felixstowe – the country’s busiest port, handling about 48% of the UK’s container trade. Striking workers include crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores who load and unload ships.
Labour is rubbing its hands in glee as the Conservatives flop around looking for a new jellyfish.
And Labour will accelerate the gang green programs.
Actually they’re trying to keep up with crippling inflation so they can feed their families. You’re confusing people with political parties.
Not at all. Merely pointing out wearily predictable actions and reactions.
Unions aren’t people….they are Marxist entities.
High pay raises will not solve anything. It will only exacerbate an already bad situation. Only economic illiterate idiots think otherwise.
I’d expect more labor action everywhere. As we all know, inflation is rising uncontrollably but Central Banks are telling employers not to increase wages. With the price of essential items rising so quickly, workers will of course push for raises that equal their cost of living increases. Between labor strikes and general public protests over unaffordable housing, food and energy…I’d expect social unrest to spike in Europe/UK and maybe North America. China isn’t looking too strong either with banking and loan problems causing payment strikes by unhappy citizens.
Stock up on what you can’t live without.
Inflation has stolen 20 to 30 % of paychecks in the last 2 years. When this was an issue 40 years ago 20% annual raises were the norm. Just about everyone went on strike at some point. It’s coming again.
Yep. People need to be able to pay the bills that keep rising. The Central Banks are dreaming if they think wage demands won’t be at least 8%.
Ah, a strike. Lovely! Exactly what the economy needs, another distribution choke point and more supply chain disruption.
All you union guys, in case you ever wondered why normal people hate you, this is why. A union, jacking up a whole nation for more money during a supply chain crisis, following a plague. It’s not a good look, is it?
Typical biased and shoddy reporting. Why? How?
Well … the lickspittle Press mentioned there hasn’t been a STRIKE for 30 years … but FAILED to report how many wage increases have been granted over the same time period.
Faster.
Harder.
Sooner we abandon fiat paper,the better.
I nominate munitions as the new “Unit of trade”..
Cause when the faith is gone,that kinds stuff is going to be in very high demand.
Image that, a currency with some residual value and when you don’t like the economic results,you can take your “currency” and gift it to your government..
And when the banks inflate the money,by manufacturing millions more units,then we can spend freely,in their direction..
And of course when you use such a token as a unit of trade…everyone will need a dispenser..
Sadly,this is coming rather than being sarcasm.
Or have you a better explanation of the ongoing supply issues with munitions in North America.
The better explanation is that the Americans shut all their lead mines. Not that ammunition shortages were a surprise, more like the whole point of it.