{"id":463056,"date":"2022-06-14T21:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/labor-talks-at-west-coast-ports-hit-snag-amid-automation-issues\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T21:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:47:55","slug":"labor-talks-at-west-coast-ports-hit-snag-amid-automation-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/labor-talks-at-west-coast-ports-hit-snag-amid-automation-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"#Labor talks at West Coast ports hit snag amid automation issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc6054fcfe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc6054fcfe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/labor-talks-at-west-coast-ports-hit-snag-amid-automation-issues\/#%E2%80%9CLabor_talks_at_West_Coast_ports_hit_snag_amid_automation_issues%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Labor talks at West Coast ports hit snag amid automation issues&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLabor_talks_at_West_Coast_ports_hit_snag_amid_automation_issues%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Labor talks at West Coast ports hit snag amid automation issues&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Labor negotiations between dock workers and the West Coast port operators have hit a snag, with experts speculating that clashes over automation are partly to blame.<\/p>\n<p>Despite meeting with President Biden on Friday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union \u2013 representing some 22,000 dockworkers along the West coast \u2013 and the Pacific Maritime Association do not expect to reach an agreement by July 1 when their contract expires.<\/p>\n<p>A key sticking point in the negotiations, experts say, has been proposals to upgrade the ports\u2019 use of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. Ship owners and ports have advocated for more automation. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are ranked last on the 2021 World Bank\u2019s Container Port Performance Index, at 369 and 370, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Despite concerns that bottlenecks associated with inefficiencies at the ports are aggravating product shortages and inflation nationwide, the unions are steadfastly against automation, maintaining that it will eliminate jobs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-45-dock.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A ship docked at Long Beach, Calif. port.\" class=\"wp-image-22653803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-45-dock.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-45-dock.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-45-dock.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>US companies are concerned that a negotiation break down will result in supply chain pile-ups.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>US importers and manufacturers have long feared that a breakdown in the negotiations will set off work stoppages and strikes \u2013 as they have in every previous labor negotiation in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire industry is on pins and needles,\u201d one manufacturer who ships goods to the West Coast from China told The Post. \u201cThis is a looming crisis and we\u2019re hearing and reading nothing about any real progress on this and no messaging from the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-44-backlog-of-ships.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ships backed up along a West Coast port.\" class=\"wp-image-22653858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-44-backlog-of-ships.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-44-backlog-of-ships.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ports-44-backlog-of-ships.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Every recent labor negotiation between the dock workers\u2019 union and port operators have resulted in work stoppages and delays<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the ILWU and PMA say they are not \u201cpreparing for a strike or lockout, contrary to speculation and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> reports,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The president met with two sides to \u201cdiscuss supply chain congestion\u201d holding a press conference at the Port of Los Angeles to rising inflation and vowing to crack down on greedy shipping companies.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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