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minus-squareddugue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhat are their demands (more or less exactly)? It’s always easier to defend those workers when we know their demands are reasonable (which most of the time, they are.)
minus-squaregrte@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoFrom their strike notice: Our Main Objectives are: To stop the erosion of our work through Contracting Out To protect current and future generations from the devastating impacts of Port Automation To protect longshore workers from record High Inflation and sky rocketing Cost of Living
minus-squareddugue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoStill a bit vague, but I hope it’s more useful when negotiating. If you say we want XX% raise it focuses the discussion too much on numbers and sometimes doesn’t address the true source of the problems
What are their demands (more or less exactly)?
It’s always easier to defend those workers when we know their demands are reasonable (which most of the time, they are.)
From their strike notice:
Still a bit vague, but I hope it’s more useful when negotiating.
If you say we want XX% raise it focuses the discussion too much on numbers and sometimes doesn’t address the true source of the problems