California Workforce Development Board: port automation.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to address the potential negative impacts of automation at California’s ports, specifically focusing on national security, cybersecurity, workforce, and economic concerns. It establishes a stakeholder process overseen by the California Workforce Development Board and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, supported by an industry panel and potentially research from UCLA. The goal is to develop recommendations for mitigating these risks, but with a revised timeline and an expanded industry panel.
Key provisions
- Creates an industry panel of 17 members to oversee the stakeholder process.
- Requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the California Workforce Development Board to issue findings and recommendations by July 1, 2027.
- Mandates an appropriation by the Legislature to fund the stakeholder process.
- The industry panel will include representatives from employee unions, marine cargo employers, and port executives.
- Allows the UCLA Labor Center to conduct expert research to support the process.
- Requires the industry panel to consider national security, cybersecurity, and economic impacts of automation.
- Sets a timeline for the initial stakeholder process meeting and subsequent monthly meetings.
- The bill will expire on January 1, 2029.
Who is affected
- Port workers
- Shipping companies
- Marine cargo handlers
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