The Port of Charleston’s Wando Welch Terminal in South Carolina was back to normal functioning on the weekend after a slowdown caused by unionized workers.
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) staged the action for a few hours on Friday to express concerns about the introduction of automated gate system (AGS) technology.
The slowdown involved workers at the port’s largest container terminal refusing to use the AGS, forcing trucks to be inspected manually.
The ILA is concerned that AGS will cost jobs on the docks although the South Carolina Ports Authority says no union jobs will be lost as workers will be needed to use the new technology.
