October 10, 2007 - Assemblymember Swanson, Labor Chair, And Assembly Labor Committee Conduct Hearing on Conditions Affecting Port Truck Drivers And Port Communities Oct. 16th in Oakland

For Immediate Release:
October 10, 2007

Contact: Amber Maltbie
(916) 319-2260

Assemblymember Swanson, Labor Chair, And Assembly Labor Committee Conduct Hearing on Conditions Affecting Port Truck Drivers And Port Communities Oct. 16th in Oakland

(Oakland) – Informational hearing to investigate the current status of conditions faced by California port truck drivers and surrounding communities, and to examine potential solutions to address these problems (including the Port of Oakland's "Truck Management Plan")

Hearing Panels Include:
Overview of Issues Affecting Drivers and Surrounding Communities
The Port of Oakland Truck Management Plan
The Industry Perspective
The Labor Perspective
Community/Environmental Perspectives

What:	Informational hearing on working conditions affecting California's port truck drivers and impacts on surrounding communities.
When:	Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where:	Elihu M. Harris State Building - Auditorium 1515 Clay Street Oakland, CA
Who:	*Elected Officials:* Assemblymember Sandré Swanson, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment; Assemblymember Betty Karnette, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Ports; other elected officials. *Panelists:* Dr. Anthony Iton, Director and Health Officer, Alameda County Public Health Department Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO Chuck Mack, Western Region Vice President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sharon Cornu, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Central Labor Council of AlamedaCounty, AFL-CIO Swati Prakash, Program Director, The Pacific Institute Gina Solomon, Natural Resources Defense Council
Contact:	Office of Assemblymember Sandré Swanson – Ben Ebbink, 916-319-2091

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