Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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L.A.-Long Beach port trucker strike targets 3 more firms

Striking truck drivers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach added three more companies to the list of firms they accuse of wage theft.

Truckers from QTS, LACA Express and WinWin Logistics joined the ongoing strike Monday morning, according to Barb Maynard, a spokeswoman for the Teamsters Union, which is backing the drivers.

As in the labor actions against other truck companies, the drivers say they are improperly classified as independent contractors, which means they receive fewer workplace protections and lower pay.

The newly targeted firms could not be reached for comment.

On Thursday, drivers from two other companies—Total Transportation Services and Pacific 9 Transportation—walked off the job and set up picketed at company yards. Although they are still on strike, in a truce brokered by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday, they agreed not to picket TTS and P9T since they are in talks to resolve the situation.

For more of the L.A. Times story: www.latimes.com



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