Thousands of trucks enter and leave the Port of Oakland each week. Some are driven by employee drivers, but most are driven by independent contractor owner/operator drivers.
The Teamsters Union seeks to organize the drivers at the Port, but by law, can only organize employee drivers. The Teamsters, along with those who support them, are making an effort to ban independent contractor owner/operator drivers from the Port.
Bill Aboudi, President of AB Trucking, opposes this move to ban independent contractor drivers. He supports choice. The right for trucking companies to be free to choose what type of driver they will use for their business; employee drivers or independent contractor drivers.
Bill Aboudi and AB Trucking have come under strong opposition for opposing the attempted ban on independent contractor owner/operator drivers.
A class action lawsuit was filed in 2008 against AB Trucking by the same law firm that represents the Teamsters Union. And why did the plaintiffs file this class action lawsuit?
The Teamsters Union seeks to organize the drivers at the Port, but by law, can only organize employee drivers. The Teamsters, along with those who support them, are making an effort to ban independent contractor owner/operator drivers from the Port.
Bill Aboudi, President of AB Trucking, opposes this move to ban independent contractor drivers. He supports choice. The right for trucking companies to be free to choose what type of driver they will use for their business; employee drivers or independent contractor drivers.
Bill Aboudi and AB Trucking have come under strong opposition for opposing the attempted ban on independent contractor owner/operator drivers.
A class action lawsuit was filed in 2008 against AB Trucking by the same law firm that represents the Teamsters Union. And why did the plaintiffs file this class action lawsuit?
They claimed that AB Trucking had:
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WERE ANY OF THESE EIGHT ALLEGATIONS TRUE?
After nearly 5 years of litigation and countless sums of money that AB Trucking has had to spend, after an eight day trial, this is what the Superior Court found as to all the claims made by the class action plaintiffs against AB Trucking:
1) a pattern and practice of failing to provide minimum compensation under the Port of Oakland Living Wage Ordinance....FAILED 2) a pattern and practice of failing to provide employees with adequate wage statements OTHER THAN AS APPLIED TO MEAL AND REST BREAKS... FAILED. 3) a pattern and practice of failing to provide meal and rest periods as required under California Law JUDGEMENT AGAINST AB TRUCKING 4) a pattern and practice of failing to pay for all hours worked. OTHER THAN AS IT APPLIES TO MEAL AND REST BREAKS.... FAILED 5) a pattern and practice of failing to keep accurate logs of driving work performed by employees FAILED 6) a pattern and practice of failing to provide all compensation owed in a timely manner OTHER THAN AS IT APPLIES TO MEAL AND REST BREAK....FAILED 7) a pattern and practice of failing to provide all compensation owed at the termination of employment.... FAILED 8) Failure to pay minimum wage as required by California law.... FAILED |
A judgment has been entered against AB Trucking for failing to provide meal and rest breaks.
AB seeks to appeal this judgement, but to do so, requires a bond of $1.5 Million, the hiring of attorneys who specialize in appellate work, and on-going efforts to raise funds to support the appeal.
AB seeks to appeal this judgement, but to do so, requires a bond of $1.5 Million, the hiring of attorneys who specialize in appellate work, and on-going efforts to raise funds to support the appeal.