Union Port Jobs Automating Away to Fight Climate Change
Southern California port workers who once went on strike while making $1,200 per day are seeing their jobs automated in the fight against climate change.
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Tens of Thousands Line Up for $1,200-a-Day Jobs at L.A. Port
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) chose half of the 2,400 winners out of the 80,000 lottery contestants for Los Angeles area port jobs that can pay up to $1,200 per day.
Tesla Semi is First Existential Threat to Powerful Longshoreman’s Union
With Elon Musk tweeting that ‘Tesla Semi’ all-electric big-rig tractors will debut in September, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s members that make up to $1,200 a day, face their first existential threat after dominating West Coast ports for 80-years.
California Exports’ Decline in 2015 1st Since 2009
The West Coast port strikes that caused rotting produce and transportation delays sparked an $8.5 billion decline in California exports in 2015, the first since 2009.
$1,200-a-Day Union Workers Force Shut-Down of 29 West Coast Ports
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced that loading and unloading operations at all 29 West Coast ports would temporarily be suspended this weekend in response to union slowdowns that brought freight movements at the ports to a near standstill.
Longshoreman’s Union to Strike 29 West Coast Ports
For the last four months, the International Longshoreman and Warehouse Union has been involved in a “work slow-down” to shake-down employers for higher wages. But with 29 West Coast ports handling 43.5% of U.S. containerized cargo shipments and the movement of 12.5% of America’s GDP, a looming strike could cost billions of dollars per day and severely injure the U.S. economy.
