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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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These operations provide tens of thousands of jobs to dockworkers, truck drivers and other laborers who help move this cargo.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Read on to learn about what dockworkers do and how new technologies are changing the job.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
These examples illustrate that while automation does lead to disruption and can come with challenges, like those faced by the dockworkers in their ongoing battle, the general arc of technology is one toward progress.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
For North American dockworkers battling automation, Europe's port worker contracts may point a way to resolve the issue.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Read on to learn about what dockworkers do and how new technologies are changing the job.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
These examples illustrate that while automation does lead to disruption and can come with challenges, like those faced by the dockworkers in their ongoing battle, the general arc of technology is one toward progress.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
For North American dockworkers battling automation, Europe's port worker contracts may point a way to resolve the issue.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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dockworker
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dock·work·er
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