Longshore Work, Automation, Technology and the Future of Our Work and Lives

Longshore Work, Automation, Technology and the Future of Our Work and Lives – Conference

The drive to automate the docks and the maritime industry is moving forward rapidly and, in some European ports, the transfer of cargo has been automated forcing thousands of longshore workers out of the industry. The capitalists are also already working on designing automated ships with almost no crews to cut their labor costs and increase their profits. This educational conference will look at the history of containerization in the past and what longshore workers face today and in the future to defend labor union and worker rights.

Initial Speakers:
Bob Carnegie: Maritime Union of Australia Queensland Branch SecretaryRaquel Varela: Instituto de História Contemporânea
Honorary Fellow IISH (Amsterdam), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Study Group on Labor and Social ConflictsKen Riley, President of Charleston ILA 1422 and IDC North American Representative
Sponsored by LaborTech.net, ILWU Local 10