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Labor talks are resuming for 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, with automation emerging as a central issue. The International Longshoremen's Association is pushing to eliminate past concessions on automation, citing job threats from semi-automated cranes, while the United States Maritime Alliance argues for their necessity to remain competitive. A failure to reach an agreement by January 15 could lead to a strike affecting major container ports, which handle over half of U.S. ocean imports, just before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Source: YAHOO