Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact

Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact

Longshoremen bow for a prayer during a strike at the Bayport Container Terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan) By CATHY BUSSEWITZ

AP Business Writer

NEW YORK The massive port workers’ strike that has crippled all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will all be replaced by machines.The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents the approximately 45,000 dock workers who walked off the job Tuesday, is testing whether it’s possible to fight back.The union is demanding, along with hefty pay […]

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