From warehouses to kitchens, robots are increasingly being used throughout the global workforce, and as a result, many people are worried that they might soon replace human workers.
A major example of this fear was in October 2024, when 25,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike, shutting down ports along the East and Gulf coasts. While wages were part of the issue, the bigger concern was about automated cranes at ports. These machines increase efficiency, but unions argue they threaten jobs. The ILA has demanded that automated machinery be banned and warned of more strikes if automation continues. The shutdown, which lasted 72 hours, caused significant alarm as experts estimated it could have cost the US economy up to $4.5bn per day and worsened inflation.
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