Short-haul truckers who work at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 30 are threatening to sue for access to a restroom with running water.
Port officials, terminal operator SSA Marine, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union say the restrooms with running water are in an area with moving equipment, posing a safety issue, and that the truck drivers should use portable toilets instead.
Most of the nonunion, low-income truck drivers are immigrants from east Africa. They say they need access to running water to wash their hands before eating or prayers. A lawyer for the truckers’ association, Lawrence Hildes, compared the situation to segregation and said he plans to file a lawsuit.
