Media Highlights
2012
Truckers Want Break on Audits, Los Angeles Business Journal, 10/1/12
Avoid (Or Evade) the Law: Just Label Em’ Independent Contractors, Huffington Post, 9/27/12
Seattle Council gets update on ‘risky rigs’, King 5, 9/20/12
Port sees no conflict in chief’s outside board position, The Seattle Times, 8/28/12
The Walmart model and the human cost of our low-price goods, The Guardian, 7/25/12
Feds Take the Wheel on Drayage, Journal of Commerce, 7/16/12
Toll to negotiate with Teamsters, ABC News, 5/16/12
Goldman Sachs and hard work, Open Democracy, 5/7/12
Rag Picking in America?, Huffington Post, 3/16/12
Company fires truck driver for taking emergency bathroom break—while supporting a union, Daily Kos, 3/14/12
Fired for using the restroom, La Opinión, 3/13/12
Toll Group in dispute with Los Angeles truck drivers, The Australian, 3/10/11
Toll’s US battle may go global, The Age, 3/5/12
L.A. Port Gets Payback in Clean Truck Program, LA Business Journal, 2/27/12
Seattle Port Strike Challenges ‘Independent Contractor’ lie, In these Times, 2/21/12
Power at the Ports: Truckers Force Showdowns in Seattle, Los Angeles, Alternet, 2/17/12
Anger over the lion’s share, High Country News, 2/16/12
Truck drivers end strike at Port of Seattle, King 5 News, 2/14/12
Port of Seattle truckers rally as walkout passes second week, Seattle Times, 2/13/12
Strike at the Seattle Port: Truckers Buck an Unfair System, Policy Shop, 2/10/12
Port Truck Drivers Push to Unionize Amid Squalid Conditions, Alternet, 2/9/12
Port of Seattle drivers in second week of walk out; demand safe work conditions, The Examiner, 2/9/12
Boiling point at the port, Seattle Times, 2/8/12
TWU demands fair election for Toll’s US drivers, Australian Transport News, 2/7/12
Drivers shut down Seattle Port in protest of working conditions, Fleet Owner, 2/8/12
Wildcat Truckers Strike Hits Port of Seattle - Hundreds Walk Off, Salem News, 2/7/12
Independent truckers go after companies they say owe them money, King 5 News, 2/7/12
A belated payday for protesting Seattle Port truckers, Seattle Times, 2/7/12
Teamsters Refuse to Quit, Journal of Commerce, 2/6/12
Faith and community groups rallying for short haul truckers, National Public Radio, 2/6/12
This week in the War on Workers: Workers fight back at ports, warehouses, and more, Daily Kos, 2/4/12
Hundreds of Truck Drivers Walk Off Job at Port of Seattle, King 5 News, 2/3/12
Port truckers stay off work to protest labor conditions, Seattle Times, 2/2/12
Toll Group Drives file with NLRB, Los Angeles Business Journal, 1/27/12
U.S. Truckies Take on Aussie Employer, Sydney Morning Herald, 1/27/12
What it’s like to be a truck driver at the Port of Oakland, Crosscurrents KALW, 1/11/12
2011
Congress considers law allowing other ports to mimic Clean Trucks Program, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 12/20/11
Bill would cut emissions for trucks serving ports, Staten Island Advance, 12/17/11
Schumer, Gillibrand Team Up for Cleaner Trucks, Politicker NY, 12/16/11
Oakland Port Protests Highlight Truckers’ Plight, India West, 12/16/11
New Police Team Targets Dangerous Trucks, King 5 News, 12/14/11
Protests shut down two US west coast ports, Financial Times, 12/13/11
Port truck drivers thank ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters, The Raw Story, 12/12/11
Ports Access Still Drives Teamsters, Los Angeles Business Journal, 12/12/11
How Goldman Sachs and Other Companies Exploit Port Truck Drivers — Occupy Protesters Plan to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Protest, Alternet, 12/10/11
How Some Employers Skirt Paying Benefits, CBS News, 12/2/11
Raising Hell in the City of Angels: Toll v Teamsters, Australasian Transport News, December 2011
Container trucks near Port of Seattle most dangerous in the state, King 5, 10/27/11
Behind the Scenes: Who has to fix the dangerous truck?, King 5, 10/27/11
Contracting May Squeeze Employers, Los Angeles Business Journal, 10/24/11
Leasing Could Be Roadblock for Trucking Companies, Los Angeles Business Journal, 10/24/11
Employers’ new ruse: “Independent contractors,” Salon.com, 10/7/2011
Teamsters roll into L.A. port on back of clean-air plan, Los Angeles Business Journal, 9/26/11
Truckers and environmentalists team up to clean up Port of Seattle working conditions and emissions, The Daily Kos, 9/23/11
Port drivers expose anti-union retaliation, injustice at Toll Group, Univision KMEX-34, 9/16/11
Port’s Short Haul Truckers Struggle to Make a Living, Seattle Times, 9/16/11
Delegation crashes port event in Seattle to call for trucking changes, Crosscut, 9/14/11
AAPA Protests Get Creative, The Journal of Commerce, 9/14/11
Port Truck Replacement Plan Flawed, Activists Say, Patch.com, 9/14/11
Activists Prank the Port Convention, The Stranger, 9/13/11
From the port, a cry for help: Drivers demand respect and dignified working conditions, La Opinión, 9/13/11
Port of Seattle delays action to clean up air pollution from trucks, Investigate West, 7/14/11
Truck Drivers Sue Large Port Newark Trucking Company Over Pay Deductions, Newark Star-Ledger, 7/6/11
NJ Port Drivers Sue Over Contractor Status, Journal of Commerce, 7/6/11
South Seattle residents, scientists look for answers on air pollution’s health threats, Crosscut, 6/14/11
Port CEO talked green but balked at changes in law to reduce truck pollution, Crosscut, 6/14/11
On the Waterfront: Jury Awards Port Truck Driver $14M, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 5/9/11
California Assembly to Vote on Port Trucker Classification, Journal of Commerce, 5/5/11
Op-ed: Must Take Wall Street Trickery Out of Trucking, Oakland Tribune, Assemblymember Sandré Swanson, 4/26/11
CA Attorney General Asks Court to Uphold Port’s Clean Truck Program, Bureau of National Affairs, 2/24/11
Calif. Bill Redefines Drayage Drivers as Employees, The Journal of Commerce, 2/23/11
Port Bill Keeps on Truckin’, CQ Weekly, 2/21/11
2010
Who’s Driving the Driver? Labor Groups Say Their Study Shows Port Drayage Drivers Are Being Misclassified As Independent Operators, Journal of Commerce, 12/20/10
Authorities Crack Down on Firms That Misclassify Workers, USA Today, 12/13/10
Unions Want Limit on Firms’ Use of Contractors, Wall Street Journal, 12/8/10
‘We Are at the Mercy of God’: Port Truck Drivers Lack Labor Rights and Pay Taxes, La Opinión, 12/8/10
Truckers Say LA’s ‘Green’ Port Costs Them Money; The Dispute over who Should Pay for Leasing and Maintaining ‘Clean’ Rigs Could Go to the Supreme Court, Los Angeles Times, 12/7/10
IRS Says California Drayage Operator Improperly Classified Driver, Transport Topics, 12/6/10
Op-ed: P ort Truck Drivers Deserve Healthier Conditions; National Legislation Would Help New York Replace Old Vehicles, Improve Air Quality, Newsday, Elizabeth Yeampierre & George Miranda, 9/9/10
A Long Haul: How the Gov’t Policy to Modernize Trucks Collides with its Policies to Promote High-Wage Jobs, American Prospect, 9/6/10
Judge: LA Port’s Clean Trucks Program Can Proceed, Associated Press, 8/27/10
Clean Trucks Program at Port of LA Can Go Forward, Court Rules, KPCC 8/26/10
Bill Would Allow Stricter Trucking Regulations for Ports, California Watch, 8/1/10
Op-ed: Ports Trade Tricks For Greener Jobs, Politico, Carl Pope & James P. Hoffa, 7/29/10
Nadler to float “Clean Ports” Bill with Union, Enviro Backing, The Hill, 7/29/10
CA Ports’ Truck Lease-to-Own Deal Merit Investigation, Transport Topics, 5/11/10
Congress to Scrutinize Harbor Truck Leasing, Journal of Commerce, 5/6/10
Plan for Ports Program, La Opinión, 5/6/10
Ports of Contention, Roll Call, 5/5/10
Filters Proving Costly to Truckers, Oakland Tribune, 4/26/10
Port of Los Angeles Receives FMC Chairman’s Inaugural Earth Day Award, Federal Maritime Commission News, 4/21/10
Clean Trucks Called too Costly for Contractors, Journal of Commerce, 4/15/10
New York Is on Board with LA Truck Plan, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 3/16/10
Port Authority Phasing Out Older Trucks, Jersey City Independent, 3/10/10
Clearing the Air at American Ports, New York Times, 2/26/10
Op-ed: Paying to Work, La Opinión, Angelica Salas & Marvin Andrade, 2/18/10
2009
Op-ed: Congress Must Give Port Authority to Help Truckers, Oakland Tribune, Christine Cordero & Rome Aloise, 12/25/09
Op-ed: Port Clean-Truck Program is Goal Worth Fighting For, LA Daily News, Dr. Geraldine Knatz, 12/9/09
Activists, Union Fight for Cleaner Trucks in Newark, NPR All Things Considered, 11/27/09
Doomsday Looming for Many Truckers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports, Los Angeles Times, 11/27/09
Cleaner-Trucks Mandate Will Create Hardships at Port of Oakland, New York Times, 10/30/09
Op-ed: Driving Toward Cleaner Air at Our Nation’s Ports, Huffington Post, Peter Lehner, NRDC & Carl Pope, Sierra Club, 10/28/09
Residents Near Port Want More Air Quality Protection, Seattle KING 5, 10/7/09
Stuck on the Low Road, American Prospect, Dr. David Bensman, 10/5/09
Op-ed: Clean Trucks: One Year Later, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, 10/1/09
Truck Drivers Face a Hard Road in a Weak Economy, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 8/23/09
Port Drivers and Advocates Push for Trucking Reform, Jersey City Independent, 8/6/09
Port Groups Look to Congress for Guidance as Legal Battle Stalls, Energy & Environment Daily, 7/9/09
Blocking the Port: A New Lawsuit Seeks to Impede Oakland’s Ability to Regulate Dirty Trucks, SF Bay Guardian, 6/3/09
Clean Air Program Revs Up Truck Sales, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5/25/09
Labor, Environmentalists Fighting Trucking Deregulation, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 5/5/09
Op-ed: Deregulation Has Wrecked Port Trucking, Bergen Record, Dr. David Bensman & Yael Bromberg, 3/29/09
Study: Independent Truckers Struggling, Associated Press, 3/13/09
Protesting Drivers Seek Safer Working Conditions, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 3/3/09
Vigil Held for Truck Driver Killed at Port, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 2/12/09
Op-ed: An Overhaul of New York’s Port Rules Would Bring Vital Jobs to the State, New York Daily News, Rep. Jerry Nadler & Andrea Batista Schlesinger, 1/21/09
Diesel Truckers Air Concerns to Port; Drivers Can’t Afford to Bear Costs of Pollution Initiative, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1/14/09
2008
3 More Truck Firms Named in Port Probe, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 10/28/08
Attorney General Brown Sues 2 Port Trucking Firms Over Labor Practices, Los Angeles Times, 9/7/08
Swift, Knight Change the Trucking Game by Signing on to Clean-Truck Program in LA, Traffic World, 9/8/08
Trucking Companies on Board with Ports’ Clean-Air Plans, Los Angeles Times, 9/6/08
Port of Long Beach’s Clean-Trucks Loan Program is Criticized, Los Angeles Times, 8/20/08
Port Pollution has Powerful Enemies, Oakland Tribune, 7/22/08
Op-ed: Local Ports Churn Economic Engines on Backs of Short-Haul Truck Drivers, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Al Hobart & Kathleen Ridihalgh, 7/15/08
Truckers Who Keep Port Humming Pushed to Brink as Costs Soar (& video), Seattle Times, 6/15/08
Few Truckers Can Afford Insurance, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 6/3/08
Op-ed: LA Program Catapults Port into the Green Economic Revolution, Pacific Shipper, Tom Politeo & Chuck Mack, 4/21/08
Big Trucking Deal: A Diverse Coalition Wins a Battle to Regulate Air Pollution at California Ports, In These Times, 4/7/08
Unsafe Trucks Stream Out of LA Ports, Los Angeles Times, 1/21/08
Obama and Clinton Push for Truckers Rights at Port, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 1/12/08
Long Waits, Low Pay for Port Drivers, Oakland Tribune, 1/1/08
2007
Port Truckers Lament the Cost of Going Green, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/17/07
On the Job with a Port Trucker, Miami Herald, 9/30/07
Port Draws Fire from Georgetown Neighbors Over Rigs, Air Pollution, Seattle Times, 9/20/07
Voters Favor Port Plan, Long Beach Press-Telegram, 9/24/07