Large Trucker Protests Over California's Gig Worker Law AB5 Shut Down Port of Oakland Terminals

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Trucker protests over California’s gig worker law known as AB5 reach a third day and shutter Port of Oakland productivity at a time of rising transport delays.

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Governor Newsom's office wrote in a separate email to CNBC,"We also suspect the landscape may change ."At the Port of Oakland, over 2,100 trucks go through the terminals each day. It is the eighth-largest port in the country, importing a wide range of items, from Australian wine and meat to aluminum from South Korea, furniture from China, clothing and electronics.

Port of Oakland officials tell CNBC that as a result of the lack of longshoremen to work at the terminals, there were closures. ILWU labor came to work this morning at SSA terminal, they said, however, once they arrived, some ILWU members chose not to enter the terminal. Without a full complement of labor, SSA decided to close its operations today.

As a result of the protest, productivity has diminished and there are rising wait times for containers, according to CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map data provider Project44.

 

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