"Robots don't pay taxes": automation will force port worker evolution

Terminal automation is arguably the key industrial battleground for trade unions, and port workers will see their roles evolve to become more technical, writes Joshua Minchin of Lloyd's List

For much of their existence, longshoremen and dockworker trade unions have fought for two things for their members: more money and better conditions. That is changing. Now, they are fighting for the very existence of their members' jobs.