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Ships pile up in West Coast ports in labor
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Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/9/2023 4:48:20 PM

Ships are piling up in some West Coast ports, and commercial shipping prices are spiking amid a labor fight between port operators and workers, threatening to trigger a new round of supply chain disruptions that could lead to shortages or higher prices. The fight is sparking concerns among lawmakers who worry surging container prices could ripple through the economy and hit all sorts of consumer goods in a repeat of supply chain problems following pandemic shutdowns. “The shippers I know are afraid of what might happen if we shut down our ports,” said Rep. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), a member of

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While Biden tries to put people in jail and tosses around the rainbow flag, serious economic issues are about to explode.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 6/9/2023 5:01:59 PM (No. 1488581)
Stop shipping via California. Just give up. The entire state is totally dysfunctional. Us Seattle, if you must use the west coast, or drive around to the Gulf, Florida or other East Coast ports.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 6/9/2023 5:32:23 PM (No. 1488594)
Lawmakers, worried about surging container prices. Gasoline prices? Not so much. They say that 2024 will be about wallets and pocketbooks - yet another reason why they want Trump eliminated by any means.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Hermit_Crab 6/9/2023 5:41:04 PM (No. 1488598)
All part of the plan.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: chumley 6/9/2023 5:43:15 PM (No. 1488599)
The union paying off the crooked politicians who are trying to bring down the country.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Catherine 6/9/2023 5:45:26 PM (No. 1488600)
Hope someone is writing all this down. No one in the future will believe how incompetent California was. I find it hard to believe myself.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: watashiyo 6/9/2023 6:07:54 PM (No. 1488611)
Unions = Legalized Gangsta
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Reply 7 - Posted by: red1066 6/9/2023 7:45:17 PM (No. 1488656)
AGAIN? What's with the port workers in California? I know the port workers on east coast ports make a pretty darn good living. They're paid pretty well and have excellent benefits. I'm guessing the port workers in California are paid even more with pretty much the same benefits. They belong to same if not a similar union.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 6/9/2023 7:45:55 PM (No. 1488657)
Is that headline a typo? Shi* piles up on the West Coast? Piles all over San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: bad-hair 6/9/2023 7:57:20 PM (No. 1488669)
Port of Houston (4th biggest) is up and running. We allow trucks too.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: downnout 6/9/2023 8:18:59 PM (No. 1488679)
Where is our Secretary of Transportation? Sunbathing in Mallorca?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Strike3 6/9/2023 8:34:07 PM (No. 1488686)
Pete Buttigieg! Paging Mister Pete Buttigieg! Please put the baby down and answer the red transportation emergency phone. Your worthless husband will have to handle domestic duties for a while.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Lawsy0 6/9/2023 9:29:58 PM (No. 1488714)
''It's always something!'' Emily Litella.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: stablemoney 6/9/2023 10:07:43 PM (No. 1488722)
When aren't West Coast ports in a labor fight?
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Reply 14 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 6/9/2023 10:36:48 PM (No. 1488734)
Container ships stacked up again? Didn't Butt Pete correct that situation? And with a UPS strike looming on the horizon, whoa, Butt Pete may have to work this summer.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Nimby 6/9/2023 11:50:03 PM (No. 1488743)
While Buttaplug is AWOL !! The idiot in the WH is having faceplants and his Veep is busy eating word salads!!
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Ronaldus Magnus 6/10/2023 12:08:03 AM (No. 1488749)
Just wait until only EV trucks are allowed. Just imagine the insanity. If a diesel truck were to run out of diesel while waiting in line, one could put diesel in ( charge it up) rather easily. If an EV truck were to run out of energy, well, it takes a little longer. If an EV truck needs to be towed out of the way, a much larger tow truck (EV?) is necessary. And.....what about all the EV fires? How many EV trucks will burn? Did you know that some European ferries have banned EV autos from their ferry services? They state the EV fires are too hard to extinguish. Some New York buildings have banned e-bikes and scooters, due to fires. If Kalifornia succeeds in limiting gasoline autos, I'm sure the democRATS will still have access to them.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: DVC 6/10/2023 12:41:36 AM (No. 1488759)
Re #12....close, but that was Roseanna Roseannadana, and she was quoting Papa Roseannadana..... "It's always something." Both were/are Gilda Radner's characters, easy to confuse one with the other. I really loved her humor, which is why I remember it so well. It was a shame she died so young. A very talented and funny lady.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: LanceLink1 6/10/2023 6:33:07 AM (No. 1488812)
Don't worry - Petey's on top of it.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: franq 6/10/2023 7:27:02 AM (No. 1488829)
Without a certain level of chaos, the leftists are powerless.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Strike3 6/10/2023 9:59:58 AM (No. 1488935)
Shut it down. I have two years worth of everything I need in the basement with the ammo in the front of the pile. If this Trump indictment doesn't work for the democrats, they will need every ounce of chaos, disruption and mail-in ballot excuses they can muster to come close enough with their chosen butt monkey to win by cheating in 2024.
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