They want a total ban on automation of gates, trucks, and cranes. [1] Gates? Come on, do we really need to pay somebody $150k+ to open/close a gate? The same

They want a total ban on automation of gates, trucks, and cranes. [1] Gates? Come on, do we really need to pay somebody $150k+ to open/close a gate? The same article implies the west coast ports apparently also have more automation than the east coast ports. And depending on who you believe (the union or a CA professor), the automation didn't hurt man/hours at the ports. 1- https://apnews.com/article/longshoremen-strike-pay-automation-ports-jobs-consumers-3aa66e0a05db25a49645fad404a5f000 https://apnews.com/article/longshoremen-strike-pay-automatio...