10/4/05-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill – SB848 – that sought to extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.

9/2/05-Assembly lawmakers have approved a bill that would extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.
SB848, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Dunn, D-Garden Grove, is awaiting final approval by the Senate before heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
For bill status, call (916) 445-4251.

7/22/05-The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee approved a bill 6-2 that would give port owner-operators in the state the right to collectively bargain.
SB848, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Dunn, D-Garden Grove, has been sent to the full Assembly for further consideration. It previously passed the Senate.
The bill would extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.
For bill status, call (916) 445-4251.

6/9/05-The Senate voted 24-14 May 26 to advance a bill that would give port owner-operators in the state the right to collectively bargain.
SB848, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Dunn, D-Garden Grove, would extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.
The bill has been sent to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee. For bill status, call (916) 445-4251.

5/9/05-The Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee approved a bill that would give port owner-operators in the state the right to collectively bargain.
SB848, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Dunn, D-Garden Grove, would extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.
It has been forwarded to the full Senate for further consideration. For Senate bill status, call (916) 445-4251.

4/11/05-The Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee has scheduled a committee hearing for April 27 on a bill that would give port owner-operators whose trucks service ports in California the right to collectively bargain.
SB848, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Dunn, D-Garden Grove, would extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.
In addition, it would extend to those drivers key benefits that many employees in the state have, such as the ability to withhold their services on a collective basis – in essence, the right to legally strike – and to be free from any coercion by port motor carriers regarding those rights.
For Senate bill status, call (916) 445-4251.

3/8/05-A bill before the Senate Rules Committee would give owner-operators whose trucks service ports in California the right to collectively bargain.
SB848, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Dunn, D-Garden Grove, would extend to port owner-operators the right to organize and to collectively negotiate with port motor carriers regarding such matters as compensation and benefits.
In addition, it would extend to those drivers key benefits that many employees in the state have, such as the ability to withhold their services on a collective basis – in essence, the right to legally strike – and to be free from any coercion by port motor carriers regarding those rights.
For Senate bill status, call (916) 445-4251.