Shipping containers are seen at a terminal inside the Port of Oakland as independent truck driver continue protesting against California's new law known as AB5, in Oakland, California. July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaJuly 22 - Independent truckers protesting California's new "gig worker" law blockaded California's No. 3 seaport for the third straight day on Friday, stranding cargo at the state's top agricultural trade hub and adding to U.S. supply chain headaches.
Commodity traders told Reuters coffee and cocoa are stuck on ships at the port, putting the quality of those imports in peril. Trucking industry legal challenges have put enactment of the law on hold for more than two years. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit from California Trucking Association on June 30, clearing the way for AB5 to go forward.The law, which aims to clamp down on labor abuses, sets tougher standards for classifying workers as independent contractors.
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