PORTS OF LOS ANGELES & LONG BEACH, CA – Striking drivers from Pacific 9 Transportation (Pac 9) this afternoon elected to return to work after five days on the picket lines at company yards and marine terminals to continue to build support for their effort to end wage theft and illegal and unfair treatment at the company. “We are proud of our progress in gaining public support for our effort to end wage theft and secure dignity, respect, and a union contract,” said Byron Contreras, a driver leader at Pac 9. “We have millions of dollars in claims for wage theft against the company and we refuse to give up our fight. But we need to feed our families and while we’ve been on strike, the company has continued to charge us to use their trucks, to park their trucks in their yard, and to insure their trucks. We will be back with more actions and strikes until we win.”