News>Driver Protests Archives - Truck Drivers USA https://tdusadev.com/category/newsdriver-protests/ Truck Driving Jobs Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:27:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://tdusadev.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-512x512-logo-32x32.jpg News>Driver Protests Archives - Truck Drivers USA https://tdusadev.com/category/newsdriver-protests/ 32 32 More Protests for State Assembly Bill 5 https://tdusadev.com/more-protests-for-state-assembly-bill-5-2/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:30:09 +0000 Driver Protests]]> https://tdusa-jobs.com/more-protests-for-state-assembly-bill-5-2/ OAKLAND, Calif. -Oakland truck drivers are protesting Monday to stop State Assembly Bill 5. Drivers are refusing to work and hoping to shut down the ports and cause traffic jams. […]

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]]> OAKLAND, Calif. -Oakland truck drivers are protesting Monday to stop State Assembly Bill 5. Drivers are refusing to work and hoping to shut down the ports and cause traffic jams. It may last for days.

According to Bill Aboudi, owner of AB Trucking, “Most of the truckers in Oakland are independent contractors. That means they own their own trucks, they drive their own trucks. These are independent, small businesses that choose to operate their own trucks and now that right is taken away from them. They do pay taxes, they do have insurance. It’s their choice to do that.”

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]]> What are the protesting drivers demanding? https://tdusadev.com/what-are-the-protesting-drivers-demanding-2/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:25:50 +0000 Driver Protests]]> https://tdusa-jobs.com/what-are-the-protesting-drivers-demanding-2/ What are the protesting drivers demanding? The answer according to Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh, is “Do Away” with COVID-19 vaccine mandates and “start listening […]

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]]> What are the protesting drivers demanding? The answer according to Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh, is “Do Away” with COVID-19 vaccine mandates and “start listening to stuff that help truckers instead of hurt truckers and overregulate truckers.”

“It’s pretty simple, do away with the mandates is what we’ve told them [political leaders],” Pugh said. “Start listening to stuff that help truckers instead of hurt truckers and overregulate truckers.” He went on to say that they aren’t against vaccines but feel it’s like pro-choice, your body/your choice.

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