[deleted] t1_isrrjaw wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:45 AM

“Why would we take concessions when they’re bragging everywhere about how much they’re making?” said Longview striker Pat Carlson, picketing at the plant’s Gate 1 so that ILWU members can honor their line. “Every quarter we smash the record.”

Amen. Wood costs more than an arm and a leg at this point. I support the workers. Thanks for posting.

rontrussler58 t1_istuibd wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:37 PM

I’m no socialist but timber products should be a state run industry.

ThurstonHowell3rd t1_istyue3 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Why not everything grown here on private land then? Apples, wheat, soybeans? Where would it end?

[deleted] t1_isucce1 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 7:33 PM

Ironically, as a leftist, I agree with you on this one. Dude above us actually is a socialist. I for one am more of a social democrat. Monopolies aren't good, state-run (even democratically state-run) or not.

rontrussler58 t1_isv54zn wrote on October 18, 2022 at 10:43 PM

Well when it comes to crops that are stupidly easy to grow and require a ton of resources, it makes sense to give the largess generated by their cultivation back to the public. So maybe things like alfalfa, Timothy hay, and Doug for should be cultivated by the state.

ThurstonHowell3rd t1_istzo0j wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Q: Does a strike like this cause the price of the company's goods to go up or to go down?

I would think the former, and since I frequently buy lumber, I hope all this gets resolved soon, because it gives the company an excuse to raise their prices regardless of how much it affects their supply.