[情報] 拜登總統對於美東罷工的正式聲明稿

標題：
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Negotiations Between USMX and the
International Longshoremen’s Association
來源：
www.whitehouse.gov
網址：
https://reurl.cc/NlLZXk

內文：
Collective bargaining is the best way for workers to get the pay and benefitsthey deserve. I have urged USMX, which represents a group of foreign-owned
carriers, to come to the table and present a fair offer to the workers of theInternational Longshoremen’s Association that ensures they are paid
appropriately in line with their invaluable contributions. Ocean carriers
have made record profits since the pandemic and in some cases profits grew inexcess of 800 percent compared to their profits prior to the pandemic.
Executive compensation has grown in line with those profits and profits have
been returned to shareholders at record rates. It’s only fair that workers,
who put themselves at risk during the pandemic to keep ports open, see a
meaningful increase in their wages as well.

As our nation climbs out of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, dockworkers
will play an essential role in getting communities the resources they need.
Now is not the time for ocean carriers to refuse to negotiate a fair wage forthese essential workers while raking in record profits. My Administration
will be monitoring for any price gouging activity that benefits foreign oceancarriers, including those on the USMX board.

It is time for USMX to negotiate a fair contract with the longshoremen that
reflects the substantial contribution they’ve been making to our economic
comeback.

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2024年10月1日
美國總統拜登關於USMX與國際碼頭工人協會（International Longshoremen’s
Association）談判的聲明
新聞簡報室
聲明與發布

集體談判是工人獲得應得薪酬和福利的最佳方式。我已敦促代表一群外資船公司的USMX坐上談判桌，向國際碼頭工人協會的工人提出一個公平的報價，確保他們的薪酬符合他們無價的貢獻。自疫情以來，海運公司取得了創紀錄的利潤，有些公司的利潤與疫情前相比增長了超過800%。高管薪酬也隨著這些利潤增長，並以創紀錄的速度回饋股東。對於在疫情期間冒著風險維持港口開放的工人來說，看到工資的實質性增長是公平的。
隨著我們國家從颶風海倫的影響中恢復過來，碼頭工人在為社區提供所需資源的過程中將發揮重要作用。現在絕不是海運公司拒絕為這些基本工人談判公平薪酬的時候，尤其是在它們賺取創紀錄利潤的情況下。我們的政府將密切關注任何可能讓外資海運公司，特別是USMX董事會上的公司，從中獲利的價格操縱行為。
是時候讓USMX與碼頭工人達成一份公平的合同，這應反映出他們為我們經濟復甦所做的巨大貢獻。

心得:
看來總統拜登選擇了站在工人的這一方
把責任直接歸咎於 USMX
這是一場與外國公司進行的鬥爭，這些公司沒有與美國工人公平地分享利潤。
看來也不會動用法律停止罷工
如果雙方都不讓步, 或許罷工不會如現在很多人預期的一周
也許是兩周或是更久
問題是: USMX能接受工人要求的反自動化跟加薪77%嗎 ?

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