Escalating trucker protest shuts down Oakland port over AB 5 law
The Port of Oakland – one of the country’s largest and a key hub for global commerce – has been brought to a standstill by a group of truck drivers angered over a state labor law that could upend their business model.
Unlike union-backed strikes, the trucker protest is a loose coalition of independent contractors organized through social media without clear leadership. On Tuesday, the truckers said they may continue to halt cargo traffic throughout the week or possibly end the protest on Wednesday with the goal of moving the action to the state capital.
The law has been held up since 2020 amid legal wrangling. In June the Supreme Court declined to review a case opposing AB 5, paving the way for the state to enforce the new system of employee classifications.
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