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STRIKE & PROTEST * USA
* Seattle - Drivers end two week protest at Seattle port
Seattle,WASH,USA -Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -Feb 16, 2012: -- More than 400 short-haul truck drivers who had walked off the job at the Port of Seattle have agreed to return to work, ending a two-week walkout protesting unsafe working conditions at the port...The drivers, who haul containers from the port to rail yards, complained of poor working conditions and low wages, as well as being held liable for equipment-related safety violations and overweight load fines over which they have no control... A rally was held Monday at Harbor Island to show support for the drivers, organized by the Seattle Port Truckers Assn. and Puget Sound Sage. The Teamsters also supported the action. Hundreds of truck drivers, community supporters and Muslim, Sikh, and Christian faith leaders rallied near the Spokane Street Bridge Fishing area in Seattle demanding safety and fairness for the drivers...
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