Are The Truckers Independent Contractors?
According to Labor Notes, they are: Drivers are currently considered by the law as independent contractors and not trucking company employees. Anti-trust laws ban them from unionizing. Despite these legal hurdles, the Communication Workers attempted a drive in the mid-90s in West Coast ports, and the Teamsters have launched a number of drives more recently. Troqueros have continued to mount legal challenges to the employee status rulings. According to Ernesto Nevarez, a member of Truckers Unite, a network of port drivers and their supporters, recent rulings have been more positive. Nevarez also contends that unions, like the Teamsters, have avoided challenging the status rulings and are “circumventing the issue.
