Automation is a global concern for representatives of women and men longshore workers. It's a concern that all longshore unions everywhere must address.
I still think that some people believe that automation is a panacea and will revolutionize lives. They used to say the same thing when I was 16: I'd stop working at 50 and an absolutely extraordinary leisure society would open up to me. It didn't happen.
You'd have to look at what's happened elsewhere. There have been projects all over the world, mainly in Europe, that have demonstrated that automation is not a panacea and has not increased supply chain resilience or productivity.
Mainly in Montreal—I imagine it's the same in Vancouver —people are much better served by employees dedicated to the job, who are well trained and have been doing it for years. As far as I'm concerned, I'd say automation isn't a panacea.