Teamsters set up hiring hall for Miami’s container haulers

Teamsters set up hiring hall for Miami’s container haulers    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters opened a hiring hall in Miami Saturday for truck drivers who haul containers from the Florida ports of Miami and Everglades, and local rail yards.
   “We are taking applications from drivers who have cancelled their independent contractor leases or who are not currently leased to motor carriers,” said Mike Scott, president of Teamsters Local 769 in Miami. “Hundreds of drivers are telling us they want to work as employee owner operators with all the rights under U.S. labor law to which other employees are entitled.”
   An investigation by a Blue Ribbon Commission appointed by the City of Miami Commissioner Tomas Regalado recommended setting up a port driver hiring hall.