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Mark! Who said anything about unions being un-American? And who said the ILWU was opposed to night and weekend work? The fact is, the ports operate 8-5, M-F and the railroads must adapt their marketing and operations accordingly. Clearly, the railroads have chosen to adapt, but that comes with significant costs. <br /> <br />I wonder, though, when volumes decline (because of railroad congestion due to inadequate returns; because of diversion to alternative routes such as Suez and Panama; and diversion to alternative ports such as Prince Rupert), will ILWU labor rates decline? Or will labor rates remain high, but jobs disappear? The experience of the railroad unions give a clue, I surmise. <br /> <br />The comments of the trucker VP are curious in my mind. Driver rates have been going up consistently for several years. J.B. Hunt began the latest round, and Schneider, et al have done the same. Poor quality drivers? Gosh, how did the railroads manage to be marginalized by an industry with such poor help? Little doubt, it's actually easier to "manage" in a unionized industry ... just buy 'em off as did Stuart Saunders ... and blame the union bosses for the resulting mess.
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