Read more articles by FreightWaves Senior Editor Clarissa Hawes. Samuel Ford, a truck driver from Brownstown, Mich., added that he hasn't joined it, but the drivers in the strike group have a point. Independent truckers protest at Port of Oakland over worries about AB5. Homeland Security and Transportation departments. The truckers, represented by Teamsters, along with workers at distribution centers in California, said the company was not providing workers with adequate protective equipment, including face masks, and disinfecting and cleaning workspaces. The StopTheTires group also opposes interference with medical supply shipments. Other groups that claimed to strike said they were not defending any one political party, but wanted to improve their working conditions and wages. Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailers summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last year. CBS News reporter covering homeland security and justice. Owner-operator truck drivers, who make up 90% of the Port's operation, are on strike over the new law. JOHANNESBURG - Truck drivers are threatening to shut down major highways around the country on Sunday. "The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest land border crossing in North America, used by tens of thousands of commuters and truck drivers carrying hundreds of millions of dollars of goods every day. But the actual effectiveness of the past strikes as well as the upcoming ones are yet to be determined. People wave flags and signs at the kickoff rally for the northeast convoy to DC at an I95 service area in Kennebunkport, Maine, March 2, 2022. U.S. truck drivers are organizing a four-day strike over Thanksgiving weekend to protest President-elect Joe Biden's policies. The bulletin began circulating among several national media outlets late Wednesday evening. President-elect Biden's policies urge a transition to renewable energy sources and a ban on fracking. / CBS San Francisco. So, protesters blocked other trucks from entering the port, as a way to get lawmakers' attention. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); This is a bit premature. There is one common demand coming from the participating convoys: end Covid-19 mandates, including mask and vaccine requirements. AB5 would prohibit that, requiring owner-operators to do all the administrative tasks themselves. Knight said American truck drivers were inspired by the Canadian demonstrators, who were protesting vaccine requirements imposed on their solitary profession. Organizers told CNN the protest will be tame and lawful, and the group has no plan to mimic Canada with roadblocks, clashes, or other disruptions. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); The political action committee said it was launching the motorcades in the first month of March. -. First published on February 10, 2022 / 7:20 AM. Dec 3, 2012. The group's overall purpose is to protest President-elect Joe Biden's proposed Green New Deal and any potential ban on fracking. The memo notes that the convoy plans to travel from California to Washington, D.C., and that drivers from Canada may join. The Great American Patriot Project started the American Truckers Freedom Fund on Wednesday and urged truck drivers to join three convoys to Washington, DC, next month.
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