Unionized dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports are on strike, demanding higher wages and protection from automation, though experts warn automation is needed for competitiveness.
A labor strike by unionized dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports began Tuesday with the union and port employers at an impasse over a new contract, with the use of automation and technology at ports a sticking point in negotiations. The International Longshoremen's Association and its roughly 45,000 workers are seeking a 77% pay raise over the new contract, as well as putting a stop to port automation projects that could cost jobs.
But at the same time, it's costing more to do those things because we are integrating technology and we're having to pay more for the longshoremen," Kent said. BUSINESS GROUPS CALL ON BIDEN TO INTERVENE IN PORT STRIKE "The big question that that raises is, how sustainable is that situation? I mean this is, again, another multi-year contract," he said.
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