ILA president: “We won’t work autonomous box ships”

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The president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, Harold J. Daggett, says he has a message to any shipping companies planning to utilize autonomous containerships without crew: “Don’t sail them into ILA ports from Maine To Texas, Puerto Rico, and Eastern Canada – they won’t be unloaded or loaded by ILA Members!”

“Workers around the world are under assault from the threat of automation by greedy companies only interested in making money and eliminating workers who helped them build...

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