The timing of the dockworker strike is clever, just weeks from the election with Kamala already shown questionable with economic issues. It’s an obvious strategic extortion. But will the lofty union demands hasten the switch to the automation they’re trying to negotiate away?

Our ports are inefficient compared to other nations, with no 24 hour work cycle and minimal automation, already attributed to past union demands. There’s a hint of Newsom’s $20/hr fast food minimum wage that pushed owners to install as much automation as possible and eliminate as many humans as possible.