When the dockworkers' union recently halted contract negotiations, it emphasized their priority to safeguard jobs against technological automation, rather than traditional issues like wages and working conditions.
Harold J. Daggett firmly stated, 'We will never allow automation to come into our union and try to put us out of work as long as I'm alive,' signaling the union's staunch resistance to tech-driven changes.
Workers at vital ports resist automation due to past experiences that eroded job security, like the introduction of shipping containers in the 1960s that significantly reduced dock employment.
At ports, where blue-collar jobs can offer salaries above $100,000, workers share concerns about advancing technology, especially as the U.S. lags behind countries like China and the Netherlands in automation.
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