A TEAMSTERS
union
affiliated group, Justice for Port Drivers, has said that truckers are striking
four companies doing business in Los Angeles and Long Beach, claiming they are
being misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees.
Drivers from
XPO Cartage, XPO Port Services and K&R Transportation
(owned by California Cartage) went on strike on Wednesday, joining
drivers at Intermodal Bridge Transport who went on strike the day before.
In
addition, warehouse workers at K&R's sister company, California Cartage
Warehouse, are also on strike, reports American Shipper.
A
spokeswoman for Justice for Port Drivers, Barb Maynard, said she could not say
how many drivers are involved in the strike, but a spokesman for the Harbour
Trucking Company, Weston LeBar, said the drayage companies he has spoken to say
less than one per cent.
Picketing
is occurring at the companies' yards, warehouses and distribution centres, and
the group and ambulatory picketing will occur at marine terminals and other
locations throughout the day and into the night, the group said.
Some
container terminals at the ports have said the targeted companies will not be
allowed to have trucks move in and out of marine terminals during the
demonstrations, Mr LeBar said.
Port
of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield said the pickets were having minimal
impact on port operations.
Source
: HKSG.
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