Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systems
President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports
As Trump prepares to take office, ports and dockworkers are facing down a new strike
Just months after a strike at Gulf and East Coast ports ended, operators and union dockworkers are once again at an impasse over automation. Without a deal, a new strike could start in mid-January.
Trump sides with dockworkers preparing to strike over automation
As a potential port shutdown looms, the president-elect’s statement in support of the union is highly unusual for a Republican.
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President-elect Donald Trump this week voiced support for tens of thousands of unionized dockworkers in a dispute with major shipping companies. Negotiations between workers and management are deadloc
Trump says automation causes more harm to longshoremen than it's worth
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday the money saved by automation in the workplace is not enough to justify the harm it causes to workers, especially longshoremen. Trump made the comment in a post on Truth Social after a meeting with International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett.
Trump offers support for dockworkers, says ports shouldn't install more automated systems
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further "automation" of the ports would harm workers.
Trump opposes port automation due to ‘distress, hurt, and harm’ it causes workers
President-elect Donald J. Trump has taken a stand against port automation during contract talks between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX). The post Trump opposes port automation due to ‘distress,
Trump offers support for dockworkers, says ports shouldn't add more automation
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires.
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