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Dock workers want shorter work week

Wednesday, 7/8/2026·96 words·1 min read

Dock workers in Australia move boxes at big ports. They want to work only 28 hours each week. But they still want the same paypay/peɪ/L1工资,薪水money you get for doing work. A big company called DP World uses AI tools at the ports. AI can do some jobs for people. The workers are scaredscared/skerd/L1害怕的,担心的feeling afraid or worried. They think AI may take their jobs.

The unionunion/ˈjuːnjən/L1工会,工人联合组织a group of workers who join together to get better pay and working conditions says AI must help workers, not hurt them. So the union asks for a 28-hour week. This is a new rulerule/ruːl/L1规则,规定a statement that tells you what you can or cannot do for the company. The workers feel this is fairfair/fer/L1公平的,合理的treating everyone in a way that is right and good. They want to keep their jobs and their time.

Dock workers want shorter work week

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