Emily Peck at Axios reports Unionized Longshoremen are back to work after hammering out a tentative deal that includes a fat raise, but one key issue remains unresolved: Automation.  But this isn't just a Port Worker thing.  Workers across industries fear advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are coming for their jobs.  The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), the Union for East and Gulf Coast Dock Workers, ended their strike after reaching a tentative agreement with their employers for a 61.5% raise over six years.  However, the ILA is seeking more protections against automation. The current contract was extended through Jan. 15 to negotiate further.  In a letter to Members over the weekend, ILA President Harold Daggett said he wants to preserve Union jobs and ensure the Union "plays an essential role in port operations," preventing work from being outsourced to Non-Union Workers or automation.  In industries without Union protections, there's not much Workers can do, beyond trying to be adaptable and learn new things, to protect their jobs from technological advancements.  But where jobs are Unionized, you're starting to see more pushback.  The Hollywood Actors' Strike took longer to resolve than the Writer's Strike because performers pushed to be compensated for AI-generated likenesses of their images - and they won.  AI provisions are a key sticking point for Video Game Actors who went out on Strike in July and still aren't back at work.

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