News / XPO and Teamsters fire opening shots in new battle over drayage driver status

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Another battlefront has opened between XPO Logistics and driver labour unions.

The Teamsters union has filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board for a unionisation election by some 250 drayage drivers who work for XPO on a gig basis serving ports and rail yards in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area.

Although classified as contractors, the drivers claim they are operating like employees – but without benefits like healthcare, paid sick leave and overtime pay.

The Teamsters accompanied the unionisation election request ...