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DEBATE * USA - Drivers, neighbors push clean ports, decent jobs
The blue T-shirts of the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports were everywhere, proclaiming that port truck drivers, area union members, neighborhood residents and environmental activists are united to win decent pay and conditions for the drivers and a healthful environment for the Port of Oakland’s workers and neighborsOakland,CAL,USA -People's Weekly World Newspaper, by Marilyn Bechtel -5 July 2007: -- The Oakland effort is part of a campaign at ports around the country. A similar coalition has been working to improve labor and environmental conditions at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach... In April, the southern California ports announced a plan to slash air pollution from port trucks by more than 80 percent over five years. Under its provisions, drivers would become employees of trucking firms which in turn would bid on contracts with high environmental, equipment and workplace standards... As discussions on implementation continue, the L.A.-Long Beach Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports is collecting signatures on an online petition, calling for a “strong, aggressive Clean Trucks Program”... (Photo by diggles.com: Port of Oakland)
* Officials Extend “Clean Trucks” Talk
Long Beach,CA,USA -The Gazette Newspapers, by Kurt Helin -6 July 2007: -- The sweeping and controversial “Clean Trucks Plan” for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will get at least another couple months of study...
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