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"Troqueros" News - USA - LA, LB Port Work Stoppage Impact Minimized
''One day doesn’t kill you…we will recover fully,'' says one terminal operatorLos Angeles,CAL,USA -CalTrade Report -2 May 2006: -- The volume of container cargo moving in to and out of terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was cut by as much as 80% yesterday as the independent truckers that serve the ports' cargo terminals followed through on their promised work stoppage in support of full US citizenship rights for illegal immigrants... The one-day work stoppage, in effect, defused the threats made late last week by some truckers who threatened a "recognition strike" that would close down the two ports "for at least a week"... The action by the so-called "troqueros" - the largely Hispanic independent truckers who dray cargo moving through both ports - resulted in several of the ports' busiest terminals reporting significant reductions in truck activity... (Photo: Labor Notes, by David Bacon: The troqueros’ unique position in the transportation system enabled them to shut down freight traffic and force powerful interests, from ship owners to port authorities to retailers like Wal-Mart, to listen to their demands)
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