Truck drivers strike over pay (CA)

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LATHROP — Hundreds of truck drivers from throughout the area gathered at one of the busiest intersections for big rigs in San Joaquin County, among other places, and they all had the same message: "Stop working for free.''

And they said it in English, Spanish, Laotian, Chinese and Punjabi.

The drivers have been striking since Monday to protest what they claim is a wage rate below $5 an hour, brought on by a lack of pay increases over the past decade and compounded by the recent spike in fuel prices ...

"We're not making enough money to bring food to our tables,'' Dulay said. "We need a raise'' ...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_9186280

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1. One thing is for sure. The truckers can fuck themselves even

in the whore houses at Lathrop Wells.