As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots
Walter Diaz, 41, is a Salvadoran immigrant who hauls cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The ILWU members, who transfer cargo from ships to trucks and direct terminal traffic, “don’t care about the drivers,” said Diaz, 41, who has serviced the ports for two decades. “The truckers are mostly nonunion, so they don’t vote as a bloc or make political contributions as a bloc,” said Wim Lagaay, chief executive of Maersk’s APM Terminals North America. What with high labor costs and costly environmental regulations, the Los Angeles and Long Beach complex “is the most expensive in the U.S.,” Maersk’s Lagaay said. “You would think drivers would be empathetic toward the ILWU, but they’re not,” said William Flores, driver relations manager for Pacifica Trucks, a Long Beach company.
Workers want raises. Shippers want robots. The supply chain hinges on reaching a deal
Truckers, dockworkers suffer as coronavirus chokes L.A., Long Beach ports cargo
Discover Related
America’s ports have labored to clean up pollution. Will that continue?
Editorial: Another year, another broken promise to curb air pollution from L.A. ports
As Amazon expands use of warehouse robots, what will it mean for workers?
Towering Ferris wheel to be part of San Pedro’s West Harbor entertainment complex
Why a looming dockworkers’ strike in the East is good and bad for California
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Robust foreign trade to further drive economic growth, experts say
Long Beach breaks ground on $1.5B railyard expansion at port to fortify US supply chain
Biden Cabinet official visits Long Beach to tout port’s $1.5-billion ‘green’ overhaul
In ‘generational moment,’ Port of L.A. faces shifting winds in business and politics
Port of LA Container Volumes Up 14% on Strong Trade Activity
Port cranes lifted into the realms of spy movies: China Daily editorial
Qingdao automated container terminal starts operations
Qingdao automated container terminal starts operations
Tianjin Port introduces a new maritime route to South America
Xiamen Port adds new e-commerce express route to Los Angeles
LA port's chief says Donald Trump’s 10% import tariff ‘would be devastating’