Are we headed toward government imposed settlements for strikes? (Poll)

[kyzr]

More than 3,000 US factories moved overseas in the last decade.

The obvious reason is lower labor costs. Now we are looking at Boeing's strike and the longshoreman's strike.

If either strike lasts a long time the US economy will be adversely affected, so what is the solution?

"Mediation" may or may not work. Who has the power to impose a fair settlement?

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-wage-talks-break-off-without-progress-end-strike-union-says-2024-09-28/

Boeing wage talks break off without progress to end strike, union says​

Will unions end capitalism, or will the government step in and impose a fair settlement?

 

[1srelluc]

Let it play out without .gov interference.

Finish-off the unions for good and all.....It's what's good for the Republic.

Way too much .gov grift involved with unions.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

More than 3,000 US factories moved overseas in the last decade.

The obvious reason is lower labor costs. Now we are looking at Boeing's strike and the longshoreman's strike.

If either strike lasts a long time the US economy will be adversely affected, so what is the solution?

"Mediation" may or may not work. Who has the power to impose a fair settlement?

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-wage-talks-break-off-without-progress-end-strike-union-says-2024-09-28/

Boeing wage talks break off without progress to end strike, union says​

Will unions end capitalism, or will the government step in and impose a fair settlement?

You cannot offshore dock workers. They have the upper hand in the negotiations.

I am against Govt interference.

 

[kyzr]

You cannot offshore dock workers. They have the upper hand in the negotiations.

I am against Govt interference.

You can't get blood from a stone, Boeing as an example.
The machinists are asking for too much, especially after a fucking door blew off in flight.
No management will give in especially if it means losing money.

Any worker can be replaced if push comes to shove, even dock workers can be locked out.
That's why I'm recommending government imposed solutions to get back into operation ASAP.

Too many factories are off-shored because unions get too powerful. Unions are supposed to protect workers, not kill factories.

 

[luiza]

Just let Russia and China run the country before formal bankruptcy is declared .

Try and make the best of a your dire situation before asset stripping sets in big time.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

You can't get blood from a stone, Boeing as an example.
The machinists are asking for too much, especially after a fucking door blew off in flight.
No management will give in especially if it means losing money.

Any worker can be replaced if push comes to shove, even dock workers can be locked out.
That's why I'm recommending government imposed solutions to get back into operation ASAP.

Too many factories are off-shored because unions get too powerful. Unions are supposed to protect workers, not kill factories.

Where do you draw the line? Should the Govt get involved in every strike?

 

[kyzr]

Where do you draw the line? Should the Govt get involved in every strike?

No, not every strike. In theory Republican mediators would favor companies, and democrats favor unions.
The panel would need to be evenly split, and make a fair recommendation.
If the parties still can't agree, then fines should be imposed to bind the ruling.
Long strikes help no one. Add the "half a loaf" argument.

 

[Anathema]

I’m a Union member and I have been a Union officer. I’ve been involved in several contract negotiations over the years.

Unless requested by one side or the other the Government should not be involved in negotiations. Whst we need is for Zboth sides at the table to understand that nobody wins in a strike.

 

[initforme]

When a strike occurs it is because the labor has been severely underpaid or mistreated.

 

[initforme]

If it's a private sector union the govt should stay out of it. Let the two sides hammer out an agreement.

 

[kyzr]

If it's a private sector union the govt should stay out of it. Let the two sides hammer out an agreement.

What if neither side gives an inch and the strike lasts a long time, affecting the US economy, like Boeing or the dock workers?

 

[initforme]

What if neither side gives an inch and the strike lasts a long time, affecting the US economy, like Boeing or the dock workers?

Maybe after 6 months at the soonest.