Rediphile to Vancouver · 1 year agoB.C. port workers’ strike could cost Canadian economy billions of dollarsvancouver.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
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minus-squarezephyrekslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoUnion doesn’t want automation while the port does. Automation makes other ports much more efficient than ours.
minus-squareRediphileOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWell, they are welcome to fire everyone and automate it all/hire new staff for the remaining position. But I think that’s not so easy, otherwise they would have already done it.
minus-squarezephyrekslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPorts around the world have done it. Just not Vancouver.
minus-squareRediphileOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWhat’s stopping Vancouver Port management from doing it then? Why haven’t they already? It’s on them, not the workers they choose to employ.
Union doesn’t want automation while the port does. Automation makes other ports much more efficient than ours.
Well, they are welcome to fire everyone and automate it all/hire new staff for the remaining position. But I think that’s not so easy, otherwise they would have already done it.
Ports around the world have done it. Just not Vancouver.
What’s stopping Vancouver Port management from doing it then? Why haven’t they already? It’s on them, not the workers they choose to employ.