Labor negotiations at some of the nation’s largest ports are once again front and center. It comes a little more than a month after a strike ended at East and Gulf Coast ports.
The International Longshoreman’s Association had agreed to a temporary restart early last month after weeks of negotiations, but that deal is only good through mid-January.
Now, the union has confirmed they have walked away from the negotiating table once again. They claim port owners are pushing automation, which was a major sticking point during the last set of negotiations.
The U.S. Maritime Alliance says no jobs would be cut because of automation.
