Rich Hunn Wrote:
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> Without throwing bricks at the various Unions, I
> remember an article in the LA Times some years ago
> detailing the pay rates of the people unloading
> containers, the foremen and other various
> crafts. At that time the foremen were between
> $145K and $160K on the average and yah I'm an
> outsider but it doesn't look THAT difficult.

You've nailed it- pretty much still the same today. If the general public knew how much they were paid for how few hours they worked, they'd be huge lines of folks standing in line for those jobs. This union is the last of the dinosaurs who are still unafraid to use strong-arm tactics to get their way. But nobody, not the PMA or government, wants to mess with them. Hopefully, they'll get a new contact negotiated and resume 'normal' production without causing too much trouble.