Automation, Displacement & Labor

• Negotiations reportedly stalled in November when the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) presented a contract with intention to implement semi-automation.

• The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) called this a “direct contradiction” of the USMX’s previous assurance that full and semi-automation would not be on the table.

PPAI - Promotional Products Association International • East Coast Port Labor Deal: Clock Ticks Closer to Disaster