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Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the US (theconversation.com)

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The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 6-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports will expire on Sept. 30 at midnight unless there’s an agreement before that deadline.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

A little brown banana doesn’t sound so bad

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

That's why I'm stockpiling bananas as we speak. They can only go up in value!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Pfft, workers don't have the income and unions don't have the capital to fight for long.