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Truckers - USA - Fight at Los Angeles Port
LONG BEACH, Cal, USA -The Militant (New York,NY), by FRANK FORRESTAL & SETH DELLINGER -Dec 19, 2005: -- To much fanfare, the Marine Terminal bosses implemented the “Offpeak” program last summer to increase capacity and reduce congestion in the largest seaport complex in the United States by running operations 24 hours a day. Under the program, shippers are assessed a fee on cargo transported during peak business hours, an incentive to ship cargo at night and on weekends... The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and the Teamsters have opposed Offpeak... For drivers the program means longer hours and being forced to work at night. “The problem is the waiting,” said Carlos Mazo, a driver from Long Beach. “At one of the terminals there is only one crane operator at night. During the day they usually have five”...
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