automation
UPS Nationwide Automation Plans Result in More Warehouse Layoffs
A Teamsters VP told The Oregonian that "a small percentage" of jobs would return to a Portland warehouse set…
ILA, USMX Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal, Ending East Coast Port Labor Battle
Both parties said the deal "establishes a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs…
Nvidia to Use Digital Twin Tech to Simulate Warehouse Robotics Fleets
The technology giant will enable clients to create digital twins of their warehouses to simulate robots'…
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East Coast Port Negotiations Resume, Putting Automation Debate Back in Focus
The ILA reportedly wants the right to add union workers to complement port automation advancements—a demand…
Automation Causes 31 Percent Decline in Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Workforce
According to a new study, technology is having negative impacts on the number of jobs in the garment industry…
East Coast Port Dispute: Why Resisting Technological Advancement Could Have Serious Unintended Consequences
A prolonged port strike could disrupt supply chains, jeopardize food and medical supplies and pose risks to…
Trump Supports ILA’s Anti-Automation Posturing. What Happens Now?
Analysts suspect the USMX would see this as "an obvious defeat," but that they could benefit from a…
ILA, USMX Spar Over Semi-Automated Cranes in Contract Stalemate
ILA VP Dennis Daggett says more cranes will eliminate union jobs, while the USMX says they will deliver more…
UPS Lays Off 404 in Denver Warehouse Amid Automation Push
The job cuts align with the company's "Network of the Future" consolidation plan, which is designed to save…
ILA Breaks Off East Coast Port Contract Talks Over Automation
The union rejected the USMX's latest proposal, calling the move a "renewed attempt by USMX to eliminate ILA…
ILA and USMX Set to Return to Negotiations in November
East and Gulf Coast port dockworkers will restart master contract talks with their employers one month after…
FedEx Splits the Bill on $106 Million Robotics Investment
The logistics giant is leveraging Nimble's autonomous fulfillment tech to help SMBs better fulfill orders and…
ILA Spurns ‘No-Strike Clause’ as Contract Talks Pivot to Automation
In the wake of a three-day strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports, the ILA peeled back the curtain on the…
Biden Hails East Coast Port Deal in Surprise White House Briefing
TD Cowen's Jason Seidl says a potential second strike on Jan. 15 would be less impactful, occurring in a…
East and Gulf Coast Ports Strike as ILA, USMX Fail to Reach New Deal
Union dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, putting coast-wide cargo…