J Carnaghie wrote:
Dear Sean,
They will do whatever the
contracts say the can do! Somehow the
Longshoreman got the ship -owners /
operators to agree to the contract at
Whittier. I can understand why Carnival
wants their own people to handle the
luggage on the ship; they are already
there, they know the ship, and most
importantly they will get paid whether
or not they move the luggage.
At $29 an hour, I'd even consider moving
my own luggage aboard and off; it would
arrive when and where I do and I would
know where it was. Also, I wouldn't
throw it through the air!
Cheers,
John

Sean wrote:
Am I missing something? I always thought the Longshoremen never went
on the ships.....they just transported them from the dock to the ships
hold.


Its seems they would be getting paid something anyway wether or not
they continued on the ship. If it is true that they get full pay even
when they don't work the full time, I don't get what they are
complaining about.