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port drivers

The Port of Long Beach handled over 7.5 million units of cargo in 2017 and is poised to surpass that total in 2018. Recently implemented tariffs threaten to stunt the momentum seen in the first six months of the year.
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L.A. City Council Supports State Bill Seeking to End ‘Abuse’ of Port Drivers

Avatar photo by City News Service May 29, 2018

Drivers at the L.A. and Long Beach ports have complained for years that companies classify them as independent contractors rather than employees in a scheme that deprives them of benefits, job protections and increases their overhead costs.

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Port Truck Drivers Strike Again for Better Working Conditions

Avatar photo by Stephanie Rivera Jul 21, 2015
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