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TRUCKERS' STRIKE * USA:
* California - Port truck drivers threaten strikes again if retaliation persists
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -Patch Staff, by Mirna Alfonso -November 7, 2014: -- Port truck drivers urged the Harbor Commission Friday to take steps against companies they allege have been misclassifying them as independent contractors, stealing wages and firing dozens of workers in retaliation, while the Port of Los Angeles’ top official promised that solutions are on the way... Truck drivers told Harbor Commissioners they were ready to begin striking again, saying they have been retaliated against by their employers even after they stopped picketing this summer at the request of Mayor Eric Garcetti... Amilcar Cardona was fired by Green Fleet Systems, which had been employing him as an independent contractor. He returned to work today -- as an employee, this time -- thanks to a court injunction, but he said the mistreatment continues and demanded the mayor and harbor officials take action... “I wanted you to be aware that very soon we will go on strike,” he said. “I am asking, please do something, because the court has already decided I am an employee ” ... Representatives for the trucking companies were not immediately available for comment...
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