Author: Bill Arth

Calif. sanitation workers fight over safety, seniority, respect

Vol. 86/No. 1 - January 3, 2022

LOS ANGELES — More than 250 Republic Services sanitation workers in the San Diego area, members of Teamsters Local 542, went on strike Dec. 18. “Safety issue here is a big concern. We’re driving trucks that shouldn’t be on the…

LA port workers fight for union, immigrant rights

Teamsters, Painters speak out against deportations
Vol. 82/No. 39 - October 22, 2018
Teamsters at Port of Los Angeles join protest at immigration detention center to support port drivers, warehouse workers, others facing deportation if Temporary Protected Status is ended.

WILMINGTON, Calif. — More than 300 port truck drivers, warehouse workers and their supporters held a rally and march in this port town Oct. 3 at the end of a three-day strike against XPO Logistics and NFI Industries. The drivers…