Few workers in America have a lousier reputation just now than truckers.
Since last fall, when an inflation spike first bubbled into public awareness, truck drivers have been blamed for contributing to logjams at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which account for 40% of the sea freight entering the U.S.
Drivers were blamed for not showing up for work in sufficient numbers to move backed-up cargo. The workplace rights they've granted by California law ostensibly interfered with the free flow of goods, prompting shipping companies to ask Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend those rights.
