Previous limit was 2. Most international ports allow 8-10.

  • 01100011101001111100 [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Automated ports arent better they arent automatically faster than human labour with machines and ilwu is right that they are more dangerous and less safe (no critical thinking from robots), but they do tend to be cheaper long run if you dont want to pay labour. You could run port of LA and long beach 24/7 better, safer, faster with human labor but youd have to be willing to pay them.

    • DragonNest_Aidit [they/them,use name]
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      3 years ago

      Also I guess the Chinese ports are newer so they can implement automation immediately without fear of infringing on existing workers.

      • MemesAreTheory [he/him, any]
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        3 years ago

        And, arguably, automation in China is used to benefit the public good, not make some rich fuck even fucking richer. The workers who would have been doing those jobs will be put to work doing some other socially productive labor, not thrown out and expected to find some new exploiter of their labor.

      • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Also the labor unions are state controlled so there is no pushback except for wildcatting