Longshoremen are trying to prevent the adoption of tech that could eliminate jobs. That transition has been underway in other countries.
Dockworkers appear steadfast in their resistance to port automation – and while they clinched a 62% raise over the next six years after a brief strike in October, pushing employers to ban ...
As tensions over automation grow, 45,000 U.S. dockworkers are threatening a massive strike that could paralyze ports along the East and Gulf coasts. Why It Matters A standoff could send shockwaves ...
While the cost-benefit analysis of port automation is complicated, there are places where the model appears to be succeeding, like Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Rotterdam, Europe’s biggest port ...
The deal provides port workers with a 61.5% wage increase ... The key issue is the use of use of automation at ports, with dockworkers seeking to guarantee job security amid fears that technology ...
Union, employers face Jan. 15 deadline to avoid second strike Labor wants contract with no automation or semi-automation Employers say 62% pay raise contingent on automation deal Jan 6 (Reuters ...
The ILA argued against using more automation at the ports, saying the USMX was looking to cut their labor costs and boost profits. For their part, port operators and shipping companies argued that ...
Unionized dockworkers secured a big pay raise and new guardrails against future uses of technology at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in a tentative labor deal reached with employers about a week ...
Dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts had demanded a fair contract, higher pay, and to stop port automation. “The ILA is fighting for respect, appreciation, and fairness in a world in which ...
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As Port Talks Resume, Strike Deadline Looms
Dockworkers along the East and Gulf Coasts threaten to walk off the job on January 15, over concerns about increased automation and job losses, creating economic uncertainty.
"What seemed like a win for one port turned out to be the project that is becoming the model for automation that could potentially chip away at many jobs at almost every other terminal along the ...