“Human beings have dreams. Even dogs have dreams, but not you, you are just a machine. An imitation of life.” — from the 2004 film I, Robot
More money is always good, but it’s clear now that wages were never the most critical issue leading to the now-suspended three-day strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association. The ILA’s bigger concern is that automation being allowed at America’s ports will lead to most of the union members’ jobs becoming obsolete.
The ILA has agreed to a tentative pact on wages (a 62% increase over six years), which sent its 45,000 members back to […]
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