Union Tries to Block Program

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The Teamsters Union has filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to block a new pilot program allowing Mexican long-haul trucks unrestricted access to the United States, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports.


The lawsuit against the Department of Transportation was submitted just prior to the program’s expected launch this week at ports of entry in Southern California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.


DOT officials said Friday the program remains “on track,” but has been delayed in wake of the legal action and opposition by lawmakers on both sides of the border.


The program would initially permit 100 Mexican trucking companies to haul goods anywhere in the country as long as their fleets meet federal safety standards.


Teamsters officials, joined by the Sierra Club and a coalition of independent truckers, say the new program allows dangerous, polluting rigs unlimited access to America’s highways and ports.


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