# Port Truckers’ 15th Strike Takes Struggle to New Level -

> Port truck drivers in Southern California staged their 15th strike, lasting the third week of June, protesting worker misclassification as independent owner-operators. Warehouse and rail workers joined the action.

- Date: 2017-07-06 · published 2017-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69975-port-truckers-15th-strike-takes-struggle-to-new-level
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated port labor actions in Southern California can slow container and bulk movements through Los Angeles and Long Beach, adding freight delays for agricultural exporters.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- randomlengthsnews.com: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2017/07/06/port-truckers-15th-strike-takes-struggle-new-level/17352

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