Strike could start on East Coast tonight. I understand striking for more wages and benefits BUT they are also asking for contractual assurance the ports will never use automation and replace workers.
From Fox news link
"Facing pressure on their ranks, the two unions representing American longshore workers have increasingly opposed automation, agreeing to its deployment only in exchange for job protections for remaining members.
Port managers have responded to threats of work stoppages by appealing to those dependent on the continued movement of cargo: consumers, businesses in every industry and workers at companies that rely on parts and products flowing across oceans.
They have brought pressure on successive American presidential administrations to help broker deals to avert strikes by citing the considerable economic damage that results every time cargo slows."
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From Fox news link
"Facing pressure on their ranks, the two unions representing American longshore workers have increasingly opposed automation, agreeing to its deployment only in exchange for job protections for remaining members.
Port managers have responded to threats of work stoppages by appealing to those dependent on the continued movement of cargo: consumers, businesses in every industry and workers at companies that rely on parts and products flowing across oceans.
They have brought pressure on successive American presidential administrations to help broker deals to avert strikes by citing the considerable economic damage that results every time cargo slows."
Looming port strike by the numbers: New York, Savannah, Baltimore expected to see disruptions
Three dozen ports along the East and Gulf coasts are facing a potential work stoppage as the deadline for a new contract between port employers and dockworkers nears.
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