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This is what happens when you try to replace skilled labor with robots. Let this be a lesson to companies everywhere. People over machines!!!! 💪💪💪

Humans over AI!! AI doesn’t feed families or the economy it just feeds the pockets of the ultra rich. Wake up people we are watching the middle class disappear.

big step in the right direction. Big business pay close attention.

The Ford story should serve as a warning to every industry rushing to replace experience with algorithms. Far too many companies today see artificial intelligence as a way to eliminate jobs, reduce labor costs, and even replace highly skilled professionals such as engineers. What Ford discovered is what working men and women have understood all along: technology has limitations, while experience, judgment, and critical thinking cannot simply be programmed away. When Ford moved away from experienced engineers and relied too heavily on AI, important design and manufacturing issues were missed. Only after bringing skilled engineers back into the process did quality improve and the company regain its footing. The maritime industry has seen similar lessons. The Port of Auckland in New Zealand embraced autonomous straddle carrier operations, believing automation would deliver greater productivity and efficiency. Instead, the operation failed to meet expectations and the terminal ultimately retrofitted those straddle carriers so they could once again be operated manually by skilled workers. For years, workers have been told that artificial intelligence and automation would replace drivers, mechanics, engineers, operators, and countless other professions. Yet time and time again we find that when productivity declines, quality suffers, or unexpected situations arise, companies turn back to the people they once believed they no longer needed. At least Ford was able to admit it.

Greed can be expensive!

True innovation balances technological progress with human intelligence. As automation and artificial intelligence expand, we must remember that algorithms cannot replace human ingenuity, adaptability, and nuanced judgment. Labor unions play a critical role in this transition. They ensure that technology serves to augment human workers rather than exploit them, protecting livelihoods while fostering safer, more equitable workplaces. Embracing a human-first workforce, backed by the stability and collective voice of organized labor, ensures sustainable industry growth, higher quality output, and an economy built for people

Hard working humans over AI anyday, when will all these companies wake up and let people do the jobs they have always done! Humans before machines!!! 💪💪💪

Nothing exists without out Humans Humans First Machines second

Its a joke

People can solve unexpected problems, make creative decisions, and bring experience and care to their work in ways that AI cannot fully replicate.

Artificial intelligence is an extraordinary tool, but it will never replace human judgment, ethics, or reasoning. Its mistakes show that human oversight remains essential. If humanity is ever replaced by technology, we will not have created a smarter society, but one that is incapable of thinking for itself.

Humans before machines.

Perfect example of how AI can’t understand what workers in field deal with on an every day basis. As a longshoreman, Working on the docks means handling unexpected problems, working around huge machines, changing weather, and making quick decisions that keep everyone safe. A skilled worker uses years of hands-on experience to figure out what’s wrong, even when the problem isn’t obvious or doesn’t match a manual. They also have to work with their crew, communicate clearly, and use common sense in situations that change from minute to minute. AI can be a helpful tool in certain applications but it doesn’t have real-life experience, instincts, or the responsibility that comes with making decisions that affect people’s safety and the job getting done right. People over Robots is the only way forward. ILA all the way !! 🇺🇸 👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼

AI doesnt feed families!!!

This is exactly why replacing experienced workers with AI is a mistake. Technology has its place, but it can never replace the knowledge, judgment, and accountability that skilled professionals bring every day.

This is something as a proud union man we already knew! Machines and AI can never replace the working men and women of this great country!

As a Ford / Lincoln owner my whole life i can say Quality has been slacking alot of recalls the cars & trucks haven't been made for as much Quality which used to be their standard b4 AI there are things humans can detect that Ai can't like putting safer vehicles on the road & also adding more jobs for Americans who take pride in their work.Machines could never replace a skilled human ever and here's a little proof.

GOOD. DEATH TO ROBOTS

Automation will be the death of our society. We need humans to maintain the quality and inspect our work. No to the robots!

We’ve seen power outages, computer crashes and weather bring automation to a standstill, every single time it’s the men and women in labor that keep things going. We cannot be replaced!!!

Machines don't feed there family's, don't pay taxes and don't support there local community's .not to mention we are more efficient!!

Big waste of money!!! Hopefully companies start learning it’s better to keep humans doing their jobs

Nothing can defeat organized skilled labor !

“Although artificial intelligence has advanced significantly, it will never be able to replace the depth of human emotions, genuine creativity, or the ability to truly connect with others on a personal level. Technology is a powerful tool, but human heart and experience are irreplaceable.” Never 🙌

We had hand in hand in the '80s and early '90s when we were doing sugar boat coffee bananas

Hand to hand combat

I Love seeing these photo's that show the history of the ILA. Thank you for doing what you're doing and you're doing an Awesome job. God Bless the ILA 💪🇺🇸💪

Looks like berth 6.

Elbows and butthoes ,,isn't no joke ...respect from port of Los Angeles still working since 1985

Hard worker this is and did in my beginning on the docks till I worked my way up the ranks

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

That’s a crew!

Nice

Bravo dios bendice desde Puerto Rico

Go Union

There are a lot of tough guys back then,Pier 98 was my first job on the waterfront, cocoa beans, of course 1973 .

So true

Unity 💪🏾🫶🏼

Every worker needs that ability.

God Bless Collective Bargaining.

Go Union