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TRUCKERS END STRIKE * USA: Los Angeles & Long Beach Ports
* California - Drivers end strike against two trucking companies
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -My News LA, by John Schreiber -Nov 21, 2014: -- Port drivers ended their picketing Friday against a pair of trucking companies serving Los Angeles and Long Beach ports and rail yards, after the two firms agreed to engage in dialogue with the drivers to resolve ongoing labor disagreements... The picket lines were dispersed and drivers returned to work this morning after Pacer Cartage and Harbor Rail Transport officials promised to “continue discussions to resolve outstanding issues between them” ... Port driver Fidel Gonzalez, who works for Harbor Rail Transport, celebrated the agreement to begin talks, and said: “We are asserting our rights as employees and we won’t stop until we get them" ... Humberto Canales, a driver for Pacer Cartage, said the “days of driver misclassification are numbered” thanks to recent court rulings that sided with the drivers... Port drivers in recent days and weeks also ended strikes against six other trucking companies serving the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, after the promise of similar talks were made. These previous detentes were brokered by Mayor Eric Garcetti...
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