In the longshoring industry on the docks, we don't need to automate our terminals. You need to keep people employed. Why does auto manufacturing automate? It's so it can compete with the United States or Mexico. We don't have anybody to compete with. They come to us because we're the best on the west coast. When I say “we”, I mean the longshore workforce and the employers there. We do the best jobs. When you automate away jobs, that destroys communities. If terminal operators and if all levels of government are into wiping out communities and wiping out workers' lives, then automation is the way to go, but all levels of government as well as our employers should be employing people, not trying to wipe out their jobs.
On December 5th, 2023. See this statement in context.