Updated 9/15/04 - Truck Drivers in the Central Valley, who are members of Motor Transport Workers Industrial Union 530 of the IWW are now back to work. After winning 70% of their demands and making a point of their problems with their workplace, the bosses caved after nearly three days. [ Read More ]

9/13/04: - Stockton Truck drivers walked off the job today, in response to share-cropping conditions under private contractor positions in Stockton area trucking yards. Now organized under the IWW IU 530, truck drivers decided to unionize after conditioned bad conditions of 7 work day weeks, and swindled time and money. Many truck drivers work 12 hour days to compensate for having to pay for their own gas, tires, and repairs. All of these conditions create jobs that can't support working families. IWW organizers are calling for solidarity, help, and financial support in the stuggle for justice for the Stockton truck drivers.

Read more: Indybay's Central Valley Page | Updates on the Trucker Strike by the IWW