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International Business Times
International Business Times
Mark Moore

Trump Comes Out Against Port Automation, Says It Would Cause 'Distress, Hurt, And Harm' For Longshoremen

Union dockworkers picket in October near the entrance to a port in Florida. Donald Trump has come out in support of the workers over the issue of automation at the ports. (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump is siding with the dockworkers union as it negotiates a new contract, touting his "America First" policies and warning that "automation" at the ports would harm American workers.

Trump said he met with Harold Daggett, the president of the International Longshoremen's Association, and Dennis Daggett, its executive vice president.

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