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I don't think rejecting automation is the way forward here for anyone. There's still jobs with automation, it's not zero sum. And the new jobs that are create
by Kim_Bruning 2y ago
I don't think rejecting automation is the way forward here for anyone.
There's still jobs with automation, it's not zero sum.
And the new jobs that are created are more fun too.
The really bad jobs would go away though. That much is true.
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“We will never allow automation to come into our union and try to put us out of work as long as I’m alive.” [1]
Ok, so that's not very productive.
> Under the current contract, which expired on Monday, longshoremen earn up to $39 an hour, but the ILA is pushing for that to rise to $69 an hour over the next six years.
Ok, that might actually be reasonable; but only with automation.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20241001110350/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/01/harold-daggett-union-leader-fought-allegations-mob-ties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241001110350/https://www.teleg...