A New York-New Jersey terminal operator unveiled plans for labor-saving technology in an expansion set to open in 2014, but the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said he’ll resist job cuts.
ILA President Harold Daggett, elected last July, said he’ll insist on job guarantees for the Global expansion. Daggett has frequently criticized labor-saving technology at ports, saying it threatens union jobs.
Read about the proposed technology in the Journal of Commerce