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Truck drivers at the Port of Oakland are walking off the job. Independent truck drivers are protesting, working to shut down port operations and jam traffic because they say Assembly Bill 5 is going to put them out of business.
California is winning its war on freelance truckers. With no allies among Democratic state leaders, the truckers have taken it upon themselves to protest the decision, but the effects will reach far beyond them and far beyond California’s borders.
A law designed to force gig-economy companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to accept workers as employees is also having a profound impact on the trucking industry.