Key California Port Reopens as Protesters Moved to New Site
- Port of Oakland creates ‘free speech zone’ to curb disruptions
- Terminals, truck gates were shut down for most of last week
Truckers protest at the Port of Oakland in California, on July 18.
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California’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law blocked access for five days and disrupted the flow of goods at the key shipping hub.
Terminals restarted operations over the weekend and cargo is now moving normally, the port said in a statement Monday. Still, it will likely take weeks to reduce the backlog created by the protests, said Robert Bernardo, a spokesman for California’s third-busiest port.