# Port automation clash brewing between ILWU, employers | Journal of Commerce

> Labor and management are reportedly on a collision course over labor-saving automation at West Coast marine terminals ahead of the expiration of the longshore labor agreement in about two years. Sources say the risk of major port disruption has not abated despite the pandemic.

- Date: 2020-05-15 · published 2020-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53148-port-automation-clash-brewing-between-ilwu-employers-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A potential future port labor dispute on the West Coast could disrupt US grain and feed exports, adding risk premium to logistics costs, though no stoppage has occurred yet.

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| WHEAT | 2017-01-11 | [Labor dispute at top Swedish port intensifies \| Journal of Commerce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73008-labor-dispute-at-top-swedish-port-intensifies-journal-of-commerce.md) | +0.6% | +4.9% |
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## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/port-automation-clash-brewing-between-ilwu-employers-5206262

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