President-elect Donald Trump advocated the dockworkers union on Thursday, saying automation causes “distress, hurt, and harm” to workers on U.S. docks.

Trump announced on social media that he met with International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett just weeks before their contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance expires.

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