Worker Memorial Saturday Honors Port Trucker

By Kristopher Hanson on April 24, 2009 5:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Workers will gather downtown L.A. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25 to honor those killed or injured on the job in recent months - including port truck driver Pablo Garcia.

Garcia was pinned between a truck chassis and forklift the night of Jan. 28 while picking up a container on Pier A in the Port of Long Beach. The father of three died a short time later.

Saturday's march and community forum is organized by the University of California Los Angeles' Labor Center and designed to draw attention to working conditions in industries across the board. Speakers will also highlight upcoming legislation and reforms designed to address safety.

Garcia's family will join others in a procession of about 30 cars and trucks to a MacArthur Park, 675 South Park View Street in Los Angeles.

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Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Telegram, he previously has covered local and state government and politics in San Diego County, Mexico and his home state of Kansas.

E-mail Paul at paul.eakins@presstelegram.com.

Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port. He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”, appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.

E-mail Kris at kristopher.hanson@
presstelegram.com.

Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
Telegram in April 2002 as a beat reporter, covering the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower and Paramount. She now covers business, specifically redevelopment, tourism and small businesses. She also writes Eye on Redevelopment, a monthly column that appears in the Business Monday section.