Trump backs dockworkers' union preparing to strike over automation
In mid-January, shortly before the former president returned to the Oval Office, President-elect Trump supported longshore workers' unions preparing to strike over automation. President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he had just met with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), president Harold Daggett and executive vice president Dennis Daggett. “There […]
Automation takes center stage in port negotiations
Dockers and longshoremen from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) highlight anxieties being felt across industries: Will their jobs be replaced by robots? The ILA's three-day strike and ongoing negotiations have put the fight against automation technology back in the spotlight, but it remains unclear whether the union can repel the technology that appears to be […]
Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation
One of the country's top businessmen is weighing the “issues” regarding unionists' demands as Eastern and Gulf Coast ports begin operating normally again. “The problem with East Coast ports is they're very old and very inefficient,” O'Leary Ventures chairman and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O'Leary told Varney & Company. He spoke at Friday. “And when […]
Dockworkers union’s automation demands could undermine US competitiveness
Former Reagan economic adviser Art Laffer said longshoremen are resisting automation and are being misinformed as the strike continues. worker strike by Unionized longshoremen Negotiations at the Eastern and Gulf ports began on Tuesday, with unions and port employers deadlocked over a new contract, with the use of automation and technology at the ports a […]
Impending port strike threatens economic turmoil as union demands higher wages, automation ban
The International Longshoremen's Association, the union representing 85,000 longshoremen, said it would be closed at East Coast and Gulf ports starting Oct. 1 if it cannot secure an agreement with the U.S. Maritime Union by Monday evening. We are preparing to go on strike. According to the report, the union is demanding higher wages and […]
Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned as port strike looms: ‘From Maine to Texas’
As thousands of dockworkers prepare to strike if no deal is reached by Monday, one company leader is questioning union demands for a total ban on automation. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) said Sunday that its 85,000 members and “tens of thousands of longshoremen and maritime workers around the world” were on picket lines on […]
Port strike: Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R.N.J.) said on the “Evening Edit” that the possibility of port strikes across the United States could really “exacerbate” supply chain problems. As thousands of dockworkers prepare to strike if no deal is reached by Monday, one company leader is questioning union demands for a total ban on automation. The International […]
Powerful Union Threatens To Bring Gulf And East Coast Shipping To A Halt After Automation Dispute
The union representing around 45,000 dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts canceled contract negotiations that were set to start this week with a group representing the ports, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) canceled the planned negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) after it was discovered that […]
Amazon grocery store with ‘Just Walk Out’ automation was actually supported by 1,000 workers in India who monitored purchases
In 2016, Amazon touted its miraculous grocery store automation technology that would allow people to “just go”, but the company later revealed that it was powered by 1,000 workers living in India. Admitted. Roughly half of Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. used to use the Just Walk Out program, and the company announced it […]