We clearly need more people with liberal art degrees who have no chance of getting work in their chosen field, and who refuse to do anything that looks like real work! Cargo ships anchored off NY and LA face 4-WEEK wait to unload amid unprecedented supply chain crisis
Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the coasts of Los Angeles and New York face shocking wait times of up to four weeks and railyards and trucking routes are hopelessly clogged due to the lack of manpower to unload goods - with an expert warning that the government needs to intervene or face spiraling inflation and unemployment.
The backlog of billions of dollars of toys, clothing, electronics, vehicles, and furniture comes as the demand for consumer goods hit its highest point in history as consumers stay home instead of spending money on travel and entertainment.
Cargo ships are not the only bottleneck. Pick your bottleneck: Ports, chassis, containers, labor.
Chassis refers to trailers designed to carry containers, and be hauled by trucks. They are in short supply because customers are holding onto them longer. Either they can't hire anyone to unload them, or their warehouses are full.
There is also a shortage of truck drivers. Truck driver shortage expected to cause major delays, higher prices across country.
Driving schools have been closed due to COVID-19. And for months (years?) before COVID the tech assholes were going on about how "self-driving trucks were going put drivers out of work." How is that working out?
I believe that there is also a shortage of forklift drivers, though I haven't heard back from my friend in that industry.
I heard that also so I went to the major shipyard docks checking on employment for crane operators . Not one yard is looking for operators . I have 40 some years experience and am vetted in the Steelworkers , Teamsters , and the Operating engineers unions . Something else going on when not one yard is looking for help .
ReplyDeleteShipyard crane operators routinely make something like 200,000 bucks with overtime. You don't start there, and you have to join the union first.
DeleteAlso, the bottlenecks are more about things like a lack of truck drivers, a lack of forklift operators, warehouse workers, trailers/chassis to move containers,...
Operating Engineers also make 200k and up . You start out greasing . I did my share . 40 some years ago . Rigging and hustling before that .
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