We call it the longshoreman thing. But let's zoom out a little bit. This was the big strike that was diffused in a lot of ways where The folks who are responsible for loading the cargo off of ships and then onto trucks to be distributed throughout the country were demanding a new contract. And in those contract negotiations they wanted prohibitions against automation. Usually in these contracts the core thing is the pay raise, the benefits, the insurance, the pension, all that stuff. (19:38–19:48)
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