Autonomous Trucks
Labor Fighting AVs Operations in CaliforniaSAN FRANCISCO – Labor organizations are coming out in force to support California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316) which would seriously curtail the implementation of autonomous vehicles (AV) greater than 10,000 pounds by mandating a human operator be on board when the vehicle is operating. Last week Teamsters rallied at San Francisco City Hall with San Francisco elected officials and fellow union affiliates of the California Labor Federation to demand the passage of AB 316. It’s downright wicked.”“What’s happening in San Francisco is really a fight for urban areas across this country. It’s a fight for workers and it’s all rolling out right here,” said Aaron Peskin, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Now more than ever after COVID, we need to put people first,” said Kim Tavaglione, Executive Director of the San Francisco Labor Council.