ILWU To Exporters: "Drop Dead"

Unions once stood for what was right for this country. This is now the 21st Century and the ILWU and in many cases the ocean carriers still think its the 20th (and I'm giving them both credit). The ILWU knows this is as serious a contract as ever because of the challenges with the economy and this frigin' industry. Where's Charles Bronson when you need him?

Anyone surprised? Go figure that the ILWU would not accept a mutual extention on the contract when it expired. They aren't fools from the respect that they know the economy can't afford a prolonged strike (think back a few years when the cost was reportedly near $1 billion/day during the strike). Possibly the ILWU will consider how many jobs & how much income they will end up taking away from blue collar families trying to put food on the table while the ILWU tries to line their pockets further (after alredy getting basicly NO COST healthcare, 30 hour work week (and HUGE OT pay), plus MANY, MANY other benefits. Maybe through this process the other US ports can take some of the business away permantently S. California (the "s" stands for socialist).