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Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay

Fastener News Desk

The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container movements that are used in the loading or loading of freight at 36 U.S. The gate has been in place since 2008. We do not believe that robotics should take over a human being’s job,” he said.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

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Potential Impact on Critical Infrastructure The manufacturing sector often serves as a backbone to critical infrastructure – the systems, facilities, and essential services that underpin the functioning of our societies and economies. Coordinate with Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders. 3016, 3058 (2008). 2 15 U.S.C.