US ports longshoremen’s strike (East and Gulf coasts)

I don't know all the issue involved but I heard this morning that the stevedore companies offered a 50% increase in pay that was turned down. If true, that really seems like a fair offer.

But, I would guess that automation is the bigger issue and I'm not sure how you really resolve that since it seems that automation is inevitable since I think many ships are now being built specifically to work with automation.

But, I have a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Sparkle knows a lot about this topic.