Truckers strike planned in Los Angeles
Submitted on Fri, 04/28/2006 - 8:19pm
The Los Angeles Troqueros Collective is trying to organise a nationwide truck strike for Monday May 1, 2006. (4/27/2006)
The strike would likely impact drayage activities around the Los Angeles and Long Beach marine terminal complexes and the rail ramps in the area, which have been specifically targeted.
The strike will not affect marine terminal activities, and DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) expects the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) labour to continue to work the vessels in port. It also will not affect on-dock rail operations, which are also manned by the ILWU.
While not all drivers will honour this call for labour protest, it is difficult to predict what percentage will show up for work Monday. It is expected that pickets will form at many of the marine terminals.
To counter the affect of this potential work stoppage, DFG is endeavouring to move as many containers in and out of the Los Angeles area marine terminals and rail ramps prior to May 1st.
It is expected that there will be a backup of drayage when the truckers return to work on May 2nd. DGF is working with its local drayage companies to line up as many drivers as possible for May 2nd container movements.