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STRIKE * USA: Truckers at Los Angeles Port
* California - L.A. truck drivers strike as tension mounts at ports
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Los Angeles Times, by ANDREW KHOURI -14 Nov 2014: -- Some truck drivers who work at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach walked off the job Thursday, organizers said, in a protest against two trucking firms they accuse of wage theft... The job action — the fifth in about a year — comes amid rising tension between a powerful dockworkers union and multinational shipping lines, which are negotiating a new contract for some 20,000 workers on the West Coast... It was unclear whether dockworkers would honor picket lines at port terminals. As of late Thursday, no picket lines had been established at terminals, according to a protest spokeswoman. Port officials said the movement of cargo continued... The truckers argue that they are improperly classified as independent contractors, leaving them with fewer workplace protections and lower pay than if they were company employees... Tension between dockworkers and terminal operator employers has risen sharply since July. Both sides have lobbed public accusations against each other in the last week, raising concerns that a lockout or strike could close ports up and down the West Coast...
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