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Not even punny: Airline profits soar, employees left holding the bag
EOI: May 22, 2012

Are Sea-Tac Wages Fair?
KUOW's The Conversation: May 18, 2012

Report: Alaska profits at expense of SeaTac workers
the STAND: May 15, 2012

Low wage Sea-Tac workers fighting for better pay
King 5 News: May 14, 2012

Sound Transit Rejects Ads Criticizing Sea-Tac Jobs
KUOW: April 6, 2012

City council asks Port of Seattle to improve truck safety
King 5; March 9, 2012

A national blue-green alliance gets a big push in Seattle
Episcopal News Service; March 5, 2012

Port of Seattle truckers end 2-week walkout; talks to continue
Seattle Times; February 14, 2012

Port of Seattle truckers heading back to work
Seattle Times; February 14, 2012

Short-haul truckers heading back to work after two-weeks out
KPLU; February 14, 2011

Truck drivers end strike at Port of Seattle
King 5 News; February 14, 2011

High stakes for port drivers
Socialist Worker; February 13, 2012

Truck drivers protest Port of Seattle
MYNorthwest; February 13, 2012

Publicola: Assessment #3
Publicola; February 13, 2012

Port of Seattle truckers rally as walkout passes second week
Seattle Times; February 13, 2012

Hundreds rally to support Seattle port short-haul truckers
the STAND; February 13, 2012

Truck drivers protest unsafe conditions at Port of Seattle
KIRO 7; February 12, 2012

Seattle port truckers on strike
Workers World; February 11, 2012

Strike at the Seattle Port: Truckers Buck an Unfair System
Policy Shop; February 10, 2012

Short-haul truck issue at Port of Seattle unresolved
Puget Sound Business Journal Blog; February 10, 2012

Port of Seattle drivers in second week of walk out; demand safe work conditions
Examiner; February 9, 2012

Faith and community groups rallying for short haul truckers
KPLU; February 6, 2012

A belated payday for protesting Seattle Port truckers
Seattle Times; February 7, 2012

Independent truckers go after companies they say owe them money
King 5 News: February 7, 2012

From Ports of Poverty to Beacons of Hope: Demands from port truck drivers and the faith communities that support them!

Community Groups Have Port Truckers' Backs
February 6th, 2012

Port truckers stay off work to protest labor conditions
Seattle Times; February 2, 2012

Hundreds of truck drivers walk off job at Port of Seattle
King 5 News: February 3, 2012

This week in the War on Workers: Workers fight back at ports, warehouses, and more
Daily Kos; February 4, 2012

Cleaner Air In L.A. Ports Comes At A Cost To Truckers
by Krissy Clark, NPR: January 19, 2012

New police team targets dangerous big rigs
King 5 News: December 14, 2011

Protests shut two US west coast ports
Financial Times: December 13, 2011

Truck drivers speak out on port working conditions and Occupy protests
Daily Kos: December 12, 2011

How some employers skirt paying benefits
CBS News: December 2, 2011

Behind the Scenes: Need for speed increases truck danger
King 5; November 14, 2011

Behind the Scenes: Who has to fix the dangerous truck?
King 5 News: October 27, 2011

Container trucks near Port of Seattle most dangerous in the state
King 5 News: October 27, 2011

Employers' new ruse: "Independent contractors"
Salon: October 7, 2011

Delegation crashes port event in Seattle to call for trucking changes, 9/14/11
by Robert McClure, Crosscut; September 14, 2011

Port's short-haul truckers struggle to make living
by Mike Lindblom, Seattle Times; September 15, 2011

Rally Closes 5th Avenue In Downtown Seattle
KIRO 7; September 15, 2011

Gallery: Today's "Port of Poverty and Pollution" Protest
Seattlest; September 15, 2011

Welcoming the Port Conference
Stranger Slog; September 15, 2011

Protesters attack Port of Seattle salaries, seek better conditions for workers, less air pollution
InvestigateWest; September 15, 2011

Welcome to the Port of Poverty and Pollution
Clean and Safe Ports; September 15, 2011

AAPA Protests Get Creative
The Journal of Commerce: September 14, 2011

Activists Prank Port Convention
Stranger Slog; September 13, 2011

Port of Seattle won't speed up cleanup of trucks' air pollution
by Robert McClure, InvestigateWest: July 14, 2011

Exposed: The Two Faces of the Highest Paid Port Official in the Country
Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports: June 14, 2011

Breathing Uneasy: The Air Pollution Crisis in South Seattle
by Jenny Cunningham, KCTS Connects

Port CEO talked green but balked at changes in law to reduce truck pollution
by Robert McClure of Investigate West & Jenny Cunningham of KCTS, Crosscut: June 14, 2011

South Seattle residents, scientists look for answers on air pollution's health threats
by Robert McClure of Investigate West & Jenny Cunningham of KCTS, Crosscut: June 14, 2011

Deadly Dangers in Port Trucking Exposed, Again
The Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports: May 12, 2011

Port of Seattle CEO Yoshitani to get 9% pay raise
by Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times: March 1, 2011

Toward an end to sharecropping on wheels
by Wade Henderson & Rev. Richard Gillett, Real Change News: January 12, 2011

Sage featured in Green A.C.R.E radio report on the misclassification of Port of Seattle truck drivers

States, feds crack down on firms using 'contract workers'
by Paul Davidson, USA Today
December 13th, 2010

Unions Want Limits on Firms' Use of Contractors
by MELANIE TROTTMAN, Wall Street Journal

Sierra Club Rebukes Gael Tarleton for blocking a vote to improve the diesel reduction program at the Port of Seattle
by Morning Fizz, Publicola: Morning Fizz

Misclassification of Truck Drivers at America’s Ports
by Rebecca Smithp, Dr. David Bensman, Paul Alexander Marvy: December 10, 2010

The five-member Seattle Port Commission narrowly rejected two resolutions that were supported by environmentalists and social-justice activists yesterday
by Morning Fizz, Publicola: Morning Fizz

Public health impacts of neighborhood trucking to be addressed at community forum

No Pay Raise For Port Of Seattle CEO
by Derek Wang , KUOW; August 25, 2010

In the Middle of an Economic Crisis, the State's Second-Highest Paid Employee Is Up for a Raise
by Brendan Kiley, The Stranger Blog - The Slog; August 23, 2010

Ports Trade Tricks for Greener Jobs
by Carl Pope and James Hoffa, Politico.com; July 29, 2010

Religious Communities Allied for Safe Ports
by Richard W. Gillett, Episcopal Life Online; May 19, 2010

Congressman Expected to Introduce Bill to Clean Up Dirty Trucking Industry
by Jake Blumgart, The Stranger Slog; May 6, 2010

Sacrificing Safety
by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, The Huffington Post; April 30, 2010

Keep on Truckin'
by Rev. Rich Lang, Real Change; April 14, 2010

Truckers Fight L.A. Port Clean-Up Plan
by Sarah Gardner, Marketplace from American Public Media; April 12, 2010

Gael Tarleton Fudges Clean Truck Facts
by Jake Blumgart, The Stranger Slog; March 24, 2010

The Ports Challenge
by James Hoffa, The Huffington Post; March 1, 2010

Clearing the Air at American Ports
by Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times; February 25, 2010

U.S. Cuts Down on 'Contractors' as a Tax Dodge
by Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times; February 17, 2010

Out of Step: Why is Seattle's Port CEO Lobbying Against Environmental Reform?
by Jake Blumgart, The Stranger; February 2, 2010

Semantics Can't Excuse the Port's Anti-Reform Advocacy
by Jake Blumgart, The Stranger Slog; January 28, 2010

Port of Seattle Truckers Gain an Ally in Mike McGinn
by Vernal Coleman, Seattle Weekly Blog; January 27, 2010

Port of Seattle CEO Strives to Block Port Reform, Cont'd.
by Jake Blumgart, The Stranger Slog; January 27, 2010

Seattle's Port Truckers: Supported by McGinn, Spurned by the Port
by Jake Blumgart, The Stranger Slog; January 26, 2010

Seattle Truckers Are Getting Screwed in the Global Supply Chain
The Stranger; December 24, 2009

Residents near port want more air quality protection
KING 5; October 7, 2009

KOMO NEWS: Port trucks
KOMO News; October 7, 2009

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