This is ridiculous! if not, lets start building ports that aren't controlled by the ILA!
The contract has to specify that automation will never be implemented at the ports, or the ILA won't sign off!
ILA Breaks Off East Coast Port Contract Talks Over Automation
The contract has to specify that automation will never be implemented at the ports, or the ILA won't sign off!
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Just two days into their first round of negotiations since ending a three-day strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports, union dockworkers have already walked away from the master contract talks.
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) broke off the contract negotiations Tuesday afternoon, saying that their employers, the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) introduced language in their proposal for semi-automated equipment to be used at the ports.
ILA Breaks Off East Coast Port Contract Talks Over Automation