President Joe Biden may be hesitant to block dock workers from disrupting America’s economy, but that doesn’t mean all longshoremen are planning to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. While speaking with a diverse group of New Jersey dock workers on Thursday, a Fox Business correspondent asked how many intended to support Harris in November.
he silent crowd showed no signs of support, prompting laughter from a host back in the studio. Eventually, one of the workers responded that it’s “nobody’s business” who the union members are backing. “Interesting,” said host Maria Bartiromo regarding the development.
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Striking Workers Show No Love For Kamala Harris!
Some of the striking dock workers in New Jersey were asked today if they support Kamala Harris for President – the response should send chills up her spine:
“I hate to bring thus up, but, uh… You support your union… Vice… pic.twitter.com/p9o90EPleW
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) October 3, 2024
Economists anticipate that it may take several weeks before Americans feel the impact of the strikes in the form of goods shortages on retail shelves. In the meantime, President Biden has allowed the International Longshoremen’s Association to operate freely at the ports, despite having the executive authority to terminate the strike under the 1974 Taft-Hartley Act. On Wednesday, President Biden stated that he doesn’t “believe” in the law and expressed his support for union members.
So for dock workers to be given such freedom while refusing to show respect for Harris is even more remarkable. The one-time, hands-off interview by Fox hasn’t deterred Harris from reaching out to them. “This strike is about fairness. Foreign-owned shipping companies have made record profits and executive compensation has grown. The Longshoremen, who play a vital role transporting essential goods across America, deserve a fair share of these record profits,” Harris said in a statement to The Hill. She added that Trump “wants to pull us back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize,” arguing that he makes “empty promises” to workers but “never delivers.”
In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, President Trump attributed the strike to the Biden-Harris administration’s failure to control inflation. The United States Maritime Alliance (USMA) has already proposed an offer that includes a wage increase of up to 50% for dock workers, along with tripled employer contributions to retirement plans, improved healthcare options, and measures to prevent the encroachment of automation in the industry.
“The strike was caused by the massive inflation that was created by the Harris-Biden regime,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “Everybody understands the dockworkers because they were decimated by this inflation, just like everybody else in our country and beyond.”
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