Kudos for your interview with State Senator Alan Lowenthal. It is about time that the word is spread about the working conditions of our Port truck drivers.
Published: March, 2006
Dear Bay Crossings:
Kudos for your interview with State Senator Alan Lowenthal. It is about time that the word is spread about the working conditions of our Port truck drivers.
As a member of the Ship Clerks’ Association, ILWU Local 34, I see it every day-: the long lines on and off the terminals, lack of adequate toilet facilities and, most importantly, the lack of respect from the shipping and trucking employers. Their wages are a disgrace-—below minimum wage after the cost of maintenance and insurance of their trucks. It is unfortunate that today’s reliance of On Time Delivery has resulted in this type of treatment to Bay Area workers.
Our Port drivers made national headlines by taking action last year. Yes, there were some minor improvements, but there is more work to be done. Thank you for continuing to be the voice of the waterfront.
Frank Riley,
ILWU Local 34
