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And so we will see by tomorrow if the Port accepts that proposal for an immediate resolution.
And for the Port ownership, the steady subtext to this protracted dispute is how much stevedores earn. The way the narrative has been quietly carried - it's as if these black men from the southside aren't supposed to earn a working wage.
Today, though, the new CEO stayed far from that characterization. But he did freely share how much each stevedore stands to make from the ship that's currently in Port:
Ted Peralta, CEO, PBL
"At least on this ship, you have a total of 200 plus containers. So per stevedore, you're looking on average, maybe about anywhere from 1800 to above. That's for the completion of the of the ship and that's for each gang for each member. So you're looking at 14 members for a gang and two gangs. So it's a quite... And then again, bear in mind that this is our rotation system it's not the only ship they're working."
Jules Vasquez
"Now, you have a lot of people who will say that's a lot of money for, you know, a few days work. What's your feeling on it?"
Ted Peralta, CEO, PBL "Well, I believe that they earn their money's worth. At the end of the day they are gainfully employed and they work for what is agreed upon. If it's greater than or less to what the public or anybody else opinion is, I think that's a private matter for the stevedores."
