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NY-NJ Terminal Unveils Automation Plans

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Global Terminal crane operator

A New York-New Jersey terminal operator unveiled plans for labor-saving technology in an expansion set to open in 2014, but the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said he’ll resist job cuts.

“We’re going to fight it any way we can,” Daggett said. “The men are not going to stand by and let an automated terminal come in, knowing they’re going to lose their jobs, knowing they’re getting their walking papers.”

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