Fears of automation are at heart of dockworkers strike
Businesses relying on ports hope for deal with striking dockworkers
Striking dockworkers and the ports they are picketing could not come to an agreement Wednesday. The International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike just after midnight Tuesday after the expiration of the union’s contract with the ports.
Striking dockworkers fear automation is coming. How would the technology affect our ports?
The longshoremen’s strike that has shut down ports in Boston and other cities isn’t just about money and jobs. It’s also a fight over the future of maritime shipping technology.
Fears of automation are at the heart of the dockworkers strike
The USMX employers association says it's willing to continue the old technology agreement, but the ILA labor union says the terms were already broken.
At issue in the longshoremen’s strike: How much automation is appropriate at ports?
Automation at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts tends to lag behind that at West Coast, Asian and European ports.
US Dockworkers Strike to Stop Automation Already Seen at Other Ports
Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as the union takes a hardline stance against automation found at other ports around the world.
Strike over automation fears shuts down operations at 36 ports across the US
The last dock worker contract, which expired on Tuesday at midnight, was between the ports and 45,000 members of the ILA. The strike, the first by the union since 1977, is presently affecting operations at 36 ports,
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