![](https://images.jacobinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/08185911/GettyImages-1053236664-420x315.jpg)
Automation on the Docks Means Fewer Jobs — and Often No Improvement in Productivity
A new report finds that automation has led to significant job losses on West Coast docks. We spoke to an automation specialist and trade unionist who works at a fully automated terminal to see what that transformation looks like for those at the heart of it.