More Business but Fewer Jobs at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles




KCRW's Which Way, LA? show

Summary: Big changes have come to local ports since the Great Recession. Traffic moves faster, the competition is stiffer and cargo ships are massively bigger.  It's all leading in the direction of automation -- and that means fewer jobs. As part of KCRW's week-long look at the ports, we bring you a special, in-depth look at those changes and the people affected by them.