Just a thought I had in the middle of the night I wanted to share. The fact that trump and putin are so desperate to further their bullshit and the rest of the billionare garbage that they’re trying to get us (everyone) to accept an oil deal between them is something huge for optimism. Would port workers accept Russian (or US for that matter) oil? That seems like any easy win for unions everywhere to support together. If I wasn’t literally as far as possible from a coast I’d get out of bed now to stop more oil shipments that aren’t needed.
What happens if fuel gets too expensive? More of us get to stay home and the companies and governments and excessive users will have to fund it.
While the port unions do have the power to strike and not accept fuel, scab law might succeed here since fuel is essential. I also don’t think that the strike would benefit them unless they themselves and the rest of the population are willing to take a hit on fuel costs. It’ll be a feeding frenzy of rightwing rhetoric and liberal pearl clutching too.