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Reclamations * USA - California ports exploit truckers
CAL,USA -eTrucker -30 Mar 2007: -- Calling the current California port trucking system broken and dysfunctional, a coalition of environmental and labor groups on March 29 demanded an overhaul of the system to reduce pollution and provide better working conditions for drivers... "Under the current system, drivers are paid by the load, not by the hour, and are required to maintain their own rigs and pay for gas, repairs and insurance", Chuck Mack of the Teamsters said. "'Independent contractor' has a nice ring to it, but the reality of it is, it's really no more than exploitation," Mack said. "Their wages are too low to support their family, and most have no health insurance. They truly are the working poor."... Staff members at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are developing a framework for a truck-modernization program under the Clean Air Action Plan...
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