Protesters halt operations at some west US ports

Some of the port workers they meant to support weren’t thrilled at the demonstrations.

“This is a joke. What are they protesting?” said Christian Vega, who sat in his truck carrying a load of recycled paper from Pittsburgh, part of a long line of rigs unable to drive into the port in Oakland, California. He said the delay was costing him $600.

“It only hurts me and the other drivers. We have jobs and families to support and feed. Most of them don’t,” Vega said.