Justice4PortDrivers!

Port truck drivers across the country are fighting employee misclassification and organizing for dignity and respect. #ProtectPortDrivers

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

Ron Herrera, Director of the @Teamsters Port Division, breaks down how billion-dollar logistic companies are using misclassification to steal wages and benefits from drivers.
https://t.co/3rLfu3aKiv

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

This is just the start. Wage theft is illegal – let’s continue to hold XPO and its big box customers financially accountable until they stop misclassifying drivers. (2/2)

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

It’s official. Drivers took on @XPOLogistics and its illegal business model and won. Now 784 drivers will be receiving checks in the coming days from the multi-billion dollar logistics company as part of a $30 million settlement. (1/2)
https://t.co/NBsNJ5ISpP

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

“We don’t get paid until the truck starts moving. We don’t qualify for overtime pay, we go without lunches or bathroom breaks. Supposedly we are very skilled workers, with a.. very important job. But the pay and the treatment are just not adding up.” (2/2)
https://t.co/i9HUJ4oUeI

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

Drivers are not what’s causing America’s supply chain issues – corporate greed is. Until companies like @XPOLogistics and @Drive4Universal provide drivers with pay and benefits they need, America will continue to struggle to stock its shelves. (1/2)
https://t.co/i9HUJ4oUeI

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

As we're left to deal with fallout of the ports backlog, trucking companies are raking in record profits. We have the tools we need to fix the supply chain crisis. It starts with @XPOLogistics and @Drive4Universal respecting drivers’ rights to organize.https://t.co/IjLxz5pUXH

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

Port truck drivers have had enough and are fighting back! XPO drivers report OWING the company money at the end of a 40-50 hour work week.

“It’s modern sharecropping.”
https://t.co/rOwqqSf758

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

NEW: Truck drivers at the Port of LA are leading a groundbreaking union campaign.

Their employer XPO systematically misclassifies them as 'contractors' so it can deny them basic benefits & rights.

A victory could set a historic precedent for misclassified workers nationwide.

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

.@XPOLogistics drivers must pay for gas, repairs, & insurance themselves. They spend hours unpaid waiting in line–w/ no food, water, or restrooms provided–to get goods loaded. There is no fixing supply chains without bettering drivers' working conditions. https://t.co/etr266gbvj

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

.@XPOLogistics made $3.36 BILLION in just 3 months yet drivers have to fight for decent pay & benefits. Bosses make billions while drivers spend more to fill up on gas than they make waiting in line for goods. Enough is enough, time to put drivers first. https://t.co/EEqlBH7mjb

[NLRB General Counsel @NLRBGC]

🧵The National Labor Relations Act provides fundamental rights to workers to organize and collectively bargain. But the Act explicitly excludes workers who are independent contractors from these rights.

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

Long unpaid hours, waiting at the ports for cargo to be loaded is just one of the reasons why @XPOLogistics drivers are demanding fair wages, better working conditions, and respect! (2/2)
https://t.co/ElqK4ZAw8Y

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

“We leave home very early, when our kids are still sleeping, and we return when they're asleep again … They need to pay us a fair wage.” – XPO driver Domingo Avalos (1/2)
https://t.co/ElqK4ZAw8Y

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

“Here is a simple fix that would bring significant relief to our supply chain woes: improve jobs in the trucking sector by ending driver exploitation.” – @Teamsters President Hoffa

The real shortage is of decent trucking jobs.https://t.co/L7LfOOmsRe

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

ICYMI: Hundreds of California XPO port truckers have filed for a union election! Drivers have had enough and demand respect, better pay, healthcare, and an end to misclassification. Let @XPOLogistics know you stand with the drivers and they must recognize their right to unionize!

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

“The next time you hear some CEO mouthing off about empty shelves and trucker shortages, remember that 14,000 port truck drivers are working hard for you. The CEOs are just working for themselves.” – Omar Alvarez, LA port truck driver of 12 years. (2/2) https://t.co/NLbuzmLZvP

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

Port drivers have had enough and are organizing for better working conditions. @SecMartyWalsh, @SecretaryPete, stand with workers & help hold companies (@XPOLogistics @drive4universal) accountable for misclassifying drivers! (1/2)
https://t.co/NLbuzmLZvP

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

“@XPOLogistics has 100% control over our work -- XPO tells us what time we start, where we go... We have to check in with them hourly… When I arrive I don’t say, ‘I’m here to pick up or drop off a load from Domingo’s Trucking.’” – Domingo Avalos (2/2) https://t.co/AQKGjkllx4

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

There is no shortage of truckers–only a shortage of companies treating them with respect. That is why Commerce & San Diego XPO drivers have filed for a union election! Drivers are fighting for better pay, healthcare, and an end to misclassification. (1/2)
https://t.co/AQKGjkllx4

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

.@SecretaryPete said: “One of the reasons that Christmas was… not canceled was because ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach moved record levels of goods” 👏 (2/2)
https://t.co/UPbLIohFRQ

[Justice4PortDrivers! @PortDriverUnion]

.@SecretaryPete recognized the work of LA & Long Beach truck drivers for keeping America running this past holiday season 🚚. Despite all of the challenges drivers have faced (the supply chain crisis & COVID-19), they continued to deliver! (1/2)
https://t.co/UPbLIohFRQ