VIDEO: Long Beach Convention Center launch picket line calling for fairer wages

Feb. 20, 2025 / By Brianna Montano
Tags: labor rights, Long Beach for a Just Economy, Unite Here! Local 11, Workers rights

Long Beach Convention Center workers have been on strike since January, demanding better wages and other workplace condition improvements. In this video, we speak to workers and organizers to learn more.

Docking Paychecks: The High Cost of Working as a Port Truck Driver

Mar. 19, 2019 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: employee misclassification, independent contractors, Intermodal Bridge Transport, Justice for Port Drivers, KCET, labor rights, Teamsters

Since April 2014, port truck drivers have held 16 strikes at the L.A./Long Beach ports, often demanding to be reclassified as regular employees.