Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Trucker AB 5 Blockade Ends at Port of Oakland

Fruit, nuts and wine are again flowing through the Port of Oakland after truckers quietly ended a multiday blockade over the weekend amid a crackdown on AB 5 protesters by port authorities.

Eliyahu Kamisher | Bay Area News Group
July 25, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

Truckers Defy AB 5 ‘Free Speech Zones,’ Continue Oakland Blockade

A group of California truck drivers trying to force changes to the AB 5 state labor law brought the Port of Oakland to another standstill on July 22, continuing a multiday chokehold on one of the West Coast’s busiest shipping hubs.

Eliyahu Kamisher | Bay Area News Group
July 22, 2022
Government, Business, TCA

Truckers Decry AB 5 Labor Law at Oakland Port

Over 100 truck drivers showed up at the Port of Oakland in California on July 18, not to move cargo but to protest a state labor law they say could end their independence — and their livelihood.

Eliyahu Kamisher | Bay Area News Group
July 19, 2022