Greater LA
Facing automation, port workers fight for their jobs
While a dispute between China and the US means tariffs and perhaps fewer imports, there’s another potential jobs killer at the Port of LA: automation. Should workers at risk of getting replaced by robots fight or adapt?
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenWhile a dispute between China and the US means tariffs and perhaps fewer imports, there’s another potential jobs killer at the Port of LA: automation. Should workers at risk of getting replaced by robots fight or adapt?
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3 storiesAs the ports automate, longshore workers worry robots will take their jobs
Of the seven terminals at the Port of Los Angeles TraPac is unique. That’s because from the moment a shipping container touches dry land, robots do the rest.
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Port workers aren’t the only people who could lose their jobs to robots. Whole cities in Southern California are at risk of big job losses because of automation.
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In Boyle Heights, local activists have been trying to get rid of art galleries as a way to fight gentrification. But some cities want to entice creatives, which may be why Santa Ana is building low-income housing for artists.
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