Striking dock workers seek ban on automation – Fox

The real reason 47,000 dockworkers are on strike – Heather Long/WaPost

“For American workers, this is one of the first great battles against advanced automation.”

“Today, the shipping industry is at the forefront of a second revolution. It is now possible to run a dockyard with almost no humans present. The two key jobs — operating cranes and moving containers around — can be automated. Cranes pick up the heavy containers from the ships and sort them on shore. Then trucks carry the containers from the dock to wherever they need to go next — a railroad or trucking hub or storage facility. People are needed to oversee things, but their role is now more akin to air traffic control. Maintenance and IT jobs also remain. But the bottom line is: Fewer workers are needed.”

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Majorities of adults see decline of union membership as bad for the U.S. and working people – Pew

Power At Work Blogcast: Senator Bernie Sanders on the Current State of Labor and Worker Rights

Sen. Sanders: Dems/Congress not doing enough to help the working class.

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