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| Longshoreman's Union VP Has a Message About Trump |
| 2024-12-18 |
| [Townhall] President-elect Donald J. Trump further solidified his position as a defender of the working class this week. Mr. Trump met with leaders of the Longshoreman’s Association, and it was an experience that the top officials of this labor union couldn’t have imagined. Its vice president, Dennis Daggett, posted on Facebook that the meeting was nothing short of historic in his mind. “I have never seen a Republican take up the mantle for working-class people,” he wrote. It’s a statement that has to make Democrats sick (via NY Post):
A top labor union leader breathlessly praised President-elect Donald Trump for proving him wrong and showing that a Republican can champion the working class. Dennis Daggett, the executive vice president of the International Longshoreman’s Association — the union that shut down ports with a strike earlier this year — said his recent meeting with Trump was “an experience I never imagined in my wildest dreams.” […] Following that meeting, Trump took on one of their top grievances — automation. “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the meeting. “The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers, in this case, our Longshoremen. Foreign companies have made a fortune in the U.S. by giving them access to our markets.” In October, ILA went on strike for about three days before reaching a temporary deal that extended contracts until Jan. 15, buying time for more negotiations. There’s a reason why 60 percent of Teamsters members backed Trump, which led to the weak sauce announcement that the major union wouldn’t endorse any candidate this year. Still, Trump and the GOP will likely continue to be viewed as America’s champion among the working class as Democrats continue to mock, denigrate, and dismiss these voters who happen to number in the tens of millions. It’s political idiocy, as there are not enough college-educated snobs to win national elections. Related: Teamsters 10/26/2024 [Another] Washington Post Editor Resigns After Paper's Non-Endorsement of Harris Teamsters 10/04/2024 Kamala Harris snubbed by another major labor union ‐ that was first to back Biden in 2020: ‘It's a big shift' Teamsters 08/22/2024 Canada rail shutdown threatens US supply chains |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 too bad Many of our ports could have safety benefits (especially to repetitive high risk tasks) as well as efficiency benefits with more automation. Yes, some jobs will be eliminated. Others will be created. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-12-18 13:00 |
| #1 Trump will help the UAW out more than either union, but they are in the tank. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-12-18 12:06 |