Trucker Strike Concluded!

The four-day trucker strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach concluded last Friday, May 1st. The strikers, backed by the Teamsters Union, protested against four trucking firms and accused them of “defying state and federal labor enforcement decisions” through misclassifying the truckers as independent contractors rather than as employees. The strike did little to disrupt the flow of cargo at the ports, but it brought attention and awareness to the truckers’ cause.

Additionally, according to the American Journal of Transportation, “The strikers have also called on the Los Angeles and Long Beach mayors to pressure companies operating in the city-owned ports to abide by labor rulings in the drivers’ favor and recognize the truckers as employees.”

To read more on the impact of the strike, click here.