Stay the F**k Out of this Fight”

The longshoremen strike across ports in the US was averted at last minute last week. It contained all the elements we might expect in future conflicts between labour, government and capital. The threat of automation, the demonisation of union leaders, invocation of great power competition and the question as to how to distribute the value accrued from the efficiency gains produced by automation and AI. Contrary to the headline - a quote from the Teamster’s Union to the US President - we all need to get into this fight. Worth clicking through every link in this.