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Nov 19, 2014

TRUCKERS' STRIKE * USA: Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach

 * California - Truckers resume pickets targeting three more trucking firms

(Photo credit: L. Williams, Teamsters - Picket line at the ITS Terminal. Nov. 7, 2014)
Long Beach,CAL,USA -The Long Beach Press Telegram, by Karen Robes Meeks -17 Nov 14: -- The Los Angeles and Long Beach port truck drivers’ fight over fair wages and better working conditions has expanded to five more trucking firms, officials said Monday... Drivers and their supporters, who began their fourth day of strikes at port terminals Monday, said they began striking trucks that belong from QTS Inc., LACA Express and WinWin Logistics Inc. They also plan to strike trucks that belong to Pacer and Harbor Rail Transport today... Meanwhile, truckers and their supporters were stationed at LBCT, ITS and TTI terminals at the Port of Long Beach and Maesk, Evergreen and APL terminals and the ICTF transfer facility at the Port of Los Angeles. Officials from both ports reported minimal disruption... At some terminals, trucks from the companies being picketed were reportedly turned away... Strikes will continue today with five new trucking companies: QTS Inc., LACA Express, WinWin Logistics Inc., Pacer and Harbor Rail Transport, union officials said...

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