The report contrasts sharply with a May study, sponsored by the Pacific Maritime Association, that touted the benefits of automation.
Some shipping companies, the report said, want to increase automation and reduce their reliance on American workers — even with doubtful benefits.
Frank Ponce De Leon, ILWU Coast Committeeman, denounced the PMA-sponsored study as a “self-serving document” while Nacht called automation a “win-win strategy.” The union-funded study, meanwhile, found that not only did automation reduce hours for dockworkers, but also nixed related jobs — both of which hurts the economy.
The value of imports is 25 times greater than exports in industries with good blue collar jobs, such as machinery, electrical equipment, batteries. When asked about other reports, such as the PMA-sponsored one, that indicate automation increases both efficiency and labor hours, Flaming said part of the problem is comparing the ideal with reality.
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