Independent truckers who now operate under the authority and insurance of companies that hire them for jobs would be burdened with the hefty costs and red tape of taking that on when the law is enacted. RELATED READ: US gov’t unveils FLOW initiative to improve supply chain The truckers’ strike was triggered by the law, known as AB5 or the “gig worker” law, which sets tougher standards for classifying workers as independent contractors. Trucking disruptions come at a time when unions and West Coast port employers are also negotiating a high-stakes labor contract, Reuters said. Some truck drivers had already stopped work on July 13 at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach to protest AB5.Ĭalifornia’s ports handle about 40% of container goods that enter the US. ![]() The truckers said they would continue to strike through to Wednesday, the reports said. More than 100 truckers at Los Angeles port also joined the protest, blocking trucks trying to enter the seaport and staging a slow-drive on the highway leading to the United States’ biggest gateway, television footages showed. The truckers’ strike on Monday had more than 100 truck owner-operators who work for themselves temporarily blocking other trucks that were trying to enter Oakland port to pick up or drop off cargo, backing up traffic in the sprawling shipping complex, reports said. The law makes it harder for truckers to transport goods and could limit labor in California’s clogged seaports, threatening to aggravate US supply chain congestions. More than 200 independent truck drivers protested on July 18 a California state law – known as AB5 or the “gig worker law” - halting traffic at Los Angeles and Oakland ports. The stoppage, which protesters say will last through July 20, threatens to aggravate clogging at the California ports.Truck owner-drivers temporarily blocked other trucks that tried to enter the port to pick up or drop off cargo, backing up traffic, on July 13 and then on July 18.Independent truckers stage protest at Los Angeles and Oakland ports against a California state law called AB5, or “gig worker” law, which sets tougher standards for classifying them as independent contractors.July 14 photo screengrabbed from TV5's YouTube video.
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