The Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports and the Coalition for Healthy Ports have united to make port trucking on both coasts a less polluting, more competitive generator of good quality green jobs. Nationwide, we are over 100 organizations strong.
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Teamsters Port Division - Xmas GiftsCreated about a week ago
Mourning the Long Beach Clean Trucks ProgramCreated about a month ago
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports KPCC's Molly Peterson brings us the touching story of a port truck driver who has been forced to pay for a new clean truck. With drivers making on average $10-11 an hour - this heartbreaking story illustrates why workers and their families can not be burden with the cost of cleaning up after industry polluters.
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Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Teamsters Port Division Bring JOY to Port Truck Drivers and Their Families: "Times are tough for us right now. There isn't much work and for those that do have work the companies are forcing them to pay for the new trucks. What is left in our paychecks is barely enough to pay bills. It's very sad and unfair but we will... continue to fight for the good job our families deserve. For now, I'm just glad our kids will have some presents this Christmas." Elias, Port Truck Driver
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Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports "Who pays -the trucking industry or low-income truck drivers?" The question posed by the Jersey City Independent in their recent story about the public health crisis being fuled by dirty diesel trucks and the port trucking industry in New York and New Jersey. Who do YOU think should pay???
Follow That Story: New Report Says Port Trucking Causing Public Health Crisis | The Jersey City Inde
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In August, we reported on the fight of truckers and activists to reform the port trucking industry on both the environmental and labor fronts. Today, the
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Shocking data reveals California residents are not alone: Diesel pollution claims more lives annually in New York and New Jersey than homicides in both states. Check out this new report that links poor industry standards in port trucking to a public health crisis on both coasts.
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We are a broad alliance of environmentalists, labor and public health advocates, truck drivers, faith and community organizations. We see an undeniable link between poverty and pollution at the New York ...
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Students across Long Beach are uniting to demand a stronger Clean Trucks Program for their city. At Cal State Long Beach students came together to condemn the settlement between the American Trucking Association and the Long Beach Port. Students held a memorial for the Clean Trucks Program.
The Port of Long Beach deal ...with industry polluters removes key environmental, health and safety standards from the already weakened Long Beach Clean Trucks Program. Stay tuned for more actions! Special thanks to Students United for Justice for their hard work in making this a successful action.
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Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Families in East Bay Oakland neighborhoods struggle against health problems caused by air pollution. The solution? Dr. Iton says "The goal is not to put the burden on the backs of the truckers but to put the burden where it belongs on the entities making the profits from the business."
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Asthma, heart disease and cancer rates are highest in ZIP codes closest to dirtiest roads and businesses. Part 1: Three East Bay ZIP codes, life-and-death disparities Live chat: Life expectancy and health in the Bay Area today at noon
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports NPR REPORTS: "The nation's largest ports have become toxic hot spots in violation of federal clean air standards...there is broad agreement that the solution is newer cleaner trucks but as Nancy Solomon reports there is one hitch - who pays?"
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Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports What is that smell in Long Beach? Is it the pollution in the air or the BS in the latest Op-ed from Mayor Foster and Nick Sramek (LB Harbor Commissioner) - Read it & post an online response to their false "mission accomplished" claim. There is a reason why Long Beach residents, teachers, students and workers continue t...o protest the latest deal between port of LB and Industry polluters - Truth is Long Beach sold the community's health out! see our past wall posts below for pictures of protests.
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Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Kudos to the Port of Los Angeles: As local port residents protest the American Trucking Association's attack on clean air and the backroom deal between Port of Long Beach and Industry polluters - the Port of Los Angeles stands strong in the fight for a long term solution.
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Why the L.A. clean truck program is worth fighting for
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports On Monday November 16, the Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission voted to further weaken the Long Beach Clean Trucks Program. The Long Beach Harbor Commission caved to industry pressure from the American Trucking Association to remove key environmental, health, and safety standards for Long Beach residents and drivers. ...Students, parents, and teachers participated with this action. Thank you everyone. One day, Long Beach will have a sustainable Clean Trucks Program.
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Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Long Beach Parents, Teachers, and Students Join Coalition of Environmentalists and Port Drivers to Denounce Agreement Between Port of Long Beach and Industry Polluters
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Protestors rally against deal between Long Beach port and trucking industry
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Long Beach Port Truck Flips Over. Luckily, there were no Cabrillo High School students walking near the area, Pacfic Coast Highway/710 onramp.
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Driver unhurt after truck overturns on 710 onramp
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports Blue/Green Alliance praises California members of congress for their support of the L.A. Clean Trucks Program.
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'Blue-Green' Coalition Praises California Members of Congress for Taking Action to Empower America's Ports to Enact Environmentally and Economically Sustainable Clean Truck Programs.
Coalition For Clean & Safe Ports History in the making-Teamsters and Turtles.
When Blue Meets Green : How the Labor and Environmental Movements are Making Peace (By Ethan Goffman
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The labor and environmental movements—once at odds—are now joining forces to ensure a strong, well-paid, green American workforce. But some of the old tensions remain.
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