By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-03 18:33:06 | Updated at 2024-10-06 18:18:21
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Gov. DeSantis launches Florida workaround to Longshoremen strike
Florida Politics.com ^ | 10/3/2024 | A.G. Gancarski
Posted on 10/03/2024 10:37:01 AM PDT by hole_n_one
Hurricane Helene makes the ILA action 'simply unacceptable.'
Florida’s Governor is launching a potential end-run around a work stoppage by the International Longshoremen’s Association, saying cargo ships bringing imports that aren’t being offloaded can bring their goods to Florida.
“There are ships that have nothing to do with these negotiations. They may need a place to be able to come and we just want to send the message: You can come to the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a media availability in Anna Maria.
The Governor said the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard “will be deployed to critical ports, affected to maintain order and if possible, resume operations which would otherwise be shut down during this interruption.”
Additionally, the Florida Department of Transportation “is coordinating calls with seaport rail and trucking partners to ensure that all are prepared and positioned appropriately to limit disruptions to the supply chain and other areas,” per DeSantis.
As he did during comments Wednesday on the labor stoppage by dockworkers, DeSantis argued that it was “simply unacceptable” to strike given that action “could negatively impact people” who are working to rebuild after Hurricane Helene with imported goods.
He also blamed the White House for not intervening against the interests of the union, saying Joe Biden and Kamala Harris should “do everything in their power to ensure that these goods are where we need to be, that people are not left hanging out in the cold, waiting for these goods if they’re sitting in the ocean somewhere and they’re not being able to be used here in the state of Florida or in Georgia or North Carolina or where people are going to desperately need this.”
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: desantis; fl
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How will the dock workers respond?
1 posted on 10/03/2024 10:37:01 AM PDT by hole_n_one
To: hole_n_one
Kemp and Youngkin should follow suit.
2 posted on 10/03/2024 10:38:59 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
To: hole_n_one
DeSantis is having a Reagan/FAA moment.
3 posted on 10/03/2024 10:41:18 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
To: hole_n_one
Dock workers panties might be in a wad But they aren’t likely to go up against Military Guardsmen.
4 posted on 10/03/2024 10:41:52 AM PDT by RWGinger (FJB)
To: Tell It Right
I was thinking of exactly this.
5 posted on 10/03/2024 10:42:08 AM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
To: hole_n_one
Desantis is the Governer of the Century....
He is awesome.
My biggest issue is if we get into the white house...Vance will likely be the Heir-apparent...meaning DeSantis really doesn’t have much left to go in FL other then Senate.
In regards to how dock workers react to Desnatis resuming operations...if the reaction is in any shape illegal..I guarantee they will all be behind bars within the hour.
6 posted on 10/03/2024 10:45:23 AM PDT by suasponte137
To: hole_n_one
“How will the dock workers respond?”
That’s why Gov DeSantis is deploying the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard.
7 posted on 10/03/2024 10:45:49 AM PDT by chuckb87
To: hole_n_one
America’s best governor. When it comes to state problems,state governors would be well served asking themselves “what would Ron DeSantis do”. No one has been better at constantly dealing with Cat 5s.North Carolina’s problem right now is Ron De Santis is not their governor. Some useless Democrat is.
8 posted on 10/03/2024 10:45:55 AM PDT by chuckee
To: hole_n_one
Desantis on deck after Trump/Vance.
Me likee.
9 posted on 10/03/2024 10:46:25 AM PDT by caddie
To: 1Old Pro
To: RWGinger
You’re going to have 19-year-olds who are cooks.
Tim Walz
11 posted on 10/03/2024 10:47:09 AM PDT by hole_n_one
To: hole_n_one
DeSantis is pretty much the only governor with a set of cojones these days.
12 posted on 10/03/2024 10:48:10 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
To: hole_n_one
God bless DeSantis for showing the rest of the spineless governors (and politicians) how it’s done.
13 posted on 10/03/2024 10:48:32 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
To: suasponte137
14 posted on 10/03/2024 10:49:03 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
To: suasponte137
Why not let DeSantis and Vance vie for the top job in 2024? That’s win/win choice.
15 posted on 10/03/2024 10:50:22 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
To: Sirius Lee
16 posted on 10/03/2024 10:50:41 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
To: chuckee
I am SO glad he’s not running for president.
He is badly needed just where he is doing exactly what he’s doing.
He’s setting the bar on how to be a governor high, very high.
It would be a nice thought that some other governors get the hint and hang their heads in shame at the abysmal job they have been doing, but that may be hoping for too much.
17 posted on 10/03/2024 10:51:12 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
To: hole_n_one
ILA = International Luddite Ass-hats!
18 posted on 10/03/2024 10:52:01 AM PDT by 4Liberty (One person’s Socialism is another’s neighborliness. -Tim Walz)
To: Sirius Lee
Maybe on the same ticket?
The problem is I can hear the left’s narrative and line of attack right now.
“Two more white guys...blah blah blah”....
To: RWGinger
I doubt the teamsters will move stuff coming through a “scab” operation.
I applaud the effort. I am not optimistic that it will work well.
20 posted on 10/03/2024 10:52:25 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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