{"id":108621,"date":"2024-09-30T06:56:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108621"},"modified":"2024-09-30T06:56:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:56:50","slug":"longshoremen-unions-demand-for-total-ban-on-automation-questioned-as-port-strike-looms-from-maine-to-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108621","title":{"rendered":"Longshoremen union&#8217;s demand for total ban on automation questioned as port strike looms: &#8216;From Maine to Texas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As thousands of dockworkers are preparing to strike should a deal not be reached by the end of Monday, one\u00a0business leader\u00a0is questioning the union\u2019s demand for a total ban on automation.<\/p>\n<p>International Longshoremen\u2019s Association (ILA)\u00a0on Sunday said its 85,000 members, along with \u201ctens of thousands of dockworkers and maritime workers around the world,\u201d will hit the picket lines Tuesday \u201cand strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union is demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation at ports regarding cranes, gates and moving containers in the loading and unloading of freight.<\/p>\n<p>Benchmark Capital\u2019s\u00a0Bill Gurley reacted on social media to the union\u2019s demands, writing that the federal government should step in if the union seeks a total ban on automation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutlawing the effective use of technology will unquestionably doom our nation,\u201d Gurley wrote. \u201cWe will become globally uncompetitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ILA and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents employers at the 36 seaports that could be affected by the strike, have been at an impasse over issues including wages and\u00a0automation at ports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>International Longshoremen\u2019s Association (ILA)\u00a0on Sunday said its 85,000 members, along with \u201ctens of thousands of dockworkers and maritime workers around the world,\u201d will hit the picket lines Tuesday.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUnited States Maritime Alliance (USMX) refuses to address a half-century of wage subjugation where Ocean Carriers profits skyrocketed from millions to mega-billion dollars, while ILA longshore wages remained flat,\u201d the ILA said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0White House\u00a0official on Friday confirmed to Fox Business that senior officials from the White House, Labor Department and Department of Transportation have met with the parties ahead of the potential strike, urging them to return to the table to negotiate \u201cin good faith fairly and quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The union is demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation at ports regarding cranes, gates and moving containers in the loading and unloading of freight. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The ILA and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents employers at the 36 seaports that could be affected by the strike, have been at an impasse over issues including wages and\u00a0automation at ports. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A potential port strike would disrupt a variety of\u00a0export and import shipments\u00a0from East Coast and Gulf Coast ports.<\/p>\n<p>An analysis by J.P. Morgan estimated a strike would\u00a0cost the US economy\u00a0up to $5 billion per day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/29\/business\/longshoremen-unions-demand-for-total-ban-on-automation-questioned-as-port-strike-looms-from-maine-to-texas\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As thousands of dockworkers are preparing to strike should a deal not be reached by the end of Monday, one\u00a0business leader\u00a0is questioning the union\u2019s demand for a total ban on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108621\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}