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* USA - TRUCKERS PROTEST at Port of New Orleans
* Louisiana - Truckers protest for changes at
(Video from WDSU News - Jun 22, 2015: Dozens of local truck drivers protested on Monday saying they have finally had enough of being forced to transport damaged goods that come into the New Orleans port on ships from overseas)
-- Dozens of local truck drivers protested on Monday saying they have finally had enough of being forced to transport damaged goods that come into the New Orleans port on ships from overseas... It's a problem they say has been going on since just after Hurricane Katrina. They say instead of there being an area dedicated to handling these damaged boxes near the unloading zone, they have to carry the boxes to a separate location for inspection -- then off to a third location for storage... Darrell Williams says each time, this is process that takes several hours that they are not paid for. He says that’s forcing them to lose $200 or $300 a day... Williams says that last week they met with representatives from Ports of America, the New Orleans Terminal, the Port of New Orleans and some of the companies they work for -- but he says nothing was resolved...
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