DELIVERING COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS TO THE GOODS MOVEMENT CRISIS A Vital Sector California's ports bring goods and materials into our state and nation, while also taking California-grown products to markets around the world. But beyond being a crisis link in the global supply chain, the state's goods movement sector is the backbone of the state's blue-collar high-wage workforce. From port workers, to truckers, to logistics managers, to warehouse workers, rail workers and more, the transportation and logistics sector creates well-paying jobs, spurs economic activity, and generates state and local tax revenue to help fund vital services. 16.6% CA Share of Total Trade Through US Ports #2 CA Ranking for Total Port Trade (TX #1 at 18.66%) 766,400 Transportation & Warehousing Jobs May 2022 15.2% Sector Job Growth Since Feb 2020 Source: Center for Jobs & the Economy Monthly Trade Report ABOUT ABOUT The Goods Movement Alliance is a coalition of California industry leaders in the goods movement economy committed to creating and supporting common sense solutions to the goods movement crisis. The intricate and complex 'system of systems' is broken, creating a crisis of crises at every step of the supply chain. From statewide business associations, to industry sector leaders, to regional and local advocacy groups, the Alliance is committed to driving solutions that will address the short- and long-term problems in the goods movement sector. Join the Alliance PRIORITIES PRIORITIES Addressing the Current Crisis Congested ports and roads, limited warehouse capacity, and unchecked cargo theft are impacting working families’ ability to access everyday necessities. This goods movement crisis is increasing costs for small businesses, farmers, and all Californians—hitting everything from consumer goods like diapers and food to housing prices. Investing in Future Growth Thoughtful policies from governments at the federal, state, and local level are needed to address current challenges and invest in priorities that will support future growth. To help achieve this goal, we must ensure California receives its fair share of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Building A Resilient System Transportation is the foundation of California’s economy and delivers the goods that businesses and families rely on daily. With uncertainty growing around the globe and continued disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, California needs to build a resilient system that can withstand current and unforeseen challenges. Learn More CONTACT CONTACT Inquiries For general inquiries, please fill out the form below or call 916-553-4093. To be part of the coalition, please visit the join the coalition page. Goods Movement Alliance 1301 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-553-4093 Contact Us First Name Last Name Email Subject Message Submit Thanks for submitting!

< Back IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SHOWS FULL IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA PORTS Feb 16, 2023 As part of Ports Day, BST Associates provided a summary of the economic contribution of California ports, their role in the larger national economy, the factors that affect the ports’ role, and why California ports are so integral to global trade. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As part of Ports Day, BST Associates provided a summary of the economic contribution of California ports, their role in the larger national economy, the factors that affect the ports’ role, and why California ports are so integral to global trade. Read excerpts of “Economic Contribution of California Ports” from BST Associates below: “California has 11 public port districts… In addition to cargo terminals, ports operate cruise terminals, recreational and commercial marinas, airports, industrial property, commercial property, as well as public amenities such as public parks, trails, and other amenities and uses. The ports also have a strong environmental mandate. “The governance structure of ports also varies. Some ports, such as the Port of Los Angeles, are departments of a city. Others, such as the Port of San Diego, are special districts created by the state and are independent of the cities they serve… The role of each port depends on a number of factors including: local population, local industry, local resources, and inland transportation connections. “California has become a leading global trade and transshipment center because of its world-class infrastructure and a massive local market, which results in more favorable costs for delivering cargo to and from all parts of the United States. California has evolved into a distribution center for U.S. trade with Pacific Rim nations partly because of its geographic location, but also because such a large portion of the trade is consumed locally. “In 2020, the amount of waterborne trade moving through California ports was worth $416 billion. An estimated 3.1 million jobs are supported by this trade, including more than 800,000 jobs related to exports and nearly 2.3 million jobs related to imports. The jobs supported by the waterborne trade moving through California ports generate worker income estimated to total nearly $134 billion, including $42.2 billion related to exports and $91.8 billion related to import. This trade generated an estimated $38.1 billion in taxes, with impacts spread throughout the United States.” About The Goods Movement Alliance The Goods Movement Alliance is a coalition of California industry leaders in the goods movement economy committed to creating and supporting common sense solutions to the goods movement crisis.To learn more and join the coalition please visit GoodsMovement.org Previous Next

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< Back Statement on Governor Newsom Naming Antonio Villaraigosa As Infrastructure Advisor Contact: Brooke Armour Aug 12, 2022 The Goods Movement Alliance issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's announcement to name former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as an Infrastructure Advisor to the State of California SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Goods Movement Alliance issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's announcement to name former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as an Infrastructure Advisor to the State of California–charged with working with local, state, and federal leaders to identify priority projects and maximize access to federal funding for infrastructure projects: “The Goods Movement Alliance looks forward to working with former Mayor Villaraigosa in his new role as Infrastructure Advisor. Given the ongoing issues in California’s supply chain that are helping drive record-high inflation, it's vital that state leaders prioritize the most impactful projects for federal funding opportunities. Our coalition stands ready to serve as a conduit for the private sector's expertise and recommendations for modernizing California’s infrastructure to address current challenges and making our systems more resilient to future disruptions." # # # About The Goods Movement Alliance The Goods Movement Alliance (GMA) was launched in August 2022 to galvanize supply chain stakeholders and serve as a resource to federal, state, and local lawmakers as they address the ongoing logistics and goods movement crisis. Bringing together users from the agriculture, storage, transportation, retail, manufacturing, and distribution industries, GMA is committed to driving solutions that will address the short- and long-term problems in the goods movement sector. To learn more, please visit our website GoodsMovement.org Previous Next

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Goods Movement Alliance Coalition Members Organizations: Bay Area Council California Beer and Beverage Distributors California Builders Alliance California Building Industry Association California Business Properties Association California Business Roundtable California Black Chamber of Commerce California Cattlemen’s Association California Clothing Recyclers California Grocers Association California Hotel & Lodging Association California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce California Manufacturers and Technology Association California Metals Coalition California Tow Truck Association California Trucking Association Central Valley Business Federation Central Valley Taxpayers Association Council of Business and Industries Family Business Association of California Gold Country Taxpayers Association Greater Ontario Business Council Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of San Francisco Inland Empire Economic Partnership Latin American & Caribbean Business Chamber of Commerce Long Beach Economic Partnership Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles County Business Federation Metal Finishers of California Multicultural Business Alliance Nicaraguan American Chamber of Commerce North Bay Leadership Council North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce North Valley Property Owners Association Oceanside Chamber of Commerce Orange County Business Council Pacific Merchant Shipping Association R Street Sacramento Partnership Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange San Diego Tax Fighters San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership San Jose Chamber of Commerce Santee Chamber of Commerce Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau West Ventura County Business Alliance Western Propane Gas Association Western States Trucking Association Businesses: Boudreau Pipeline Corporation Deacon Construction Foothill Partners Inc. Freeland Press The Home Depot LPC West MMS Strategies Shea Properties As of February 14, 2023 Join the Alliance Today!

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Priorities The Goods Movement Alliance is fighting for comprehensive solutions at all levels of government to address the current crisis, invest in future growth, and build a more resilient system. California has long promised that its climate change goals can exist alongside economic prosperity. It is time to live up to that promise, remove unnecessary barriers to goods movement, and address our challenges head-on. A Crisis of Global Proportion The supply chain is a 'system of systems,' and when one of those systems struggles, the entire chain suffers. While the COVID-19 continues to put unanticipated pressure on the global supply chain–from labor shortages to continued changes in consumer behavior–additional federal, state and local policies are exacerbating the crisis. Inflation, which is a de facto regressive tax, is rapidly increasing across the country and within the state. Families with disposable income may have the ability to stockpile essentials like diapers, non-perishable foods and other goods now, but families who carefully budget their monthly paychecks cannot afford to spend more now in anticipation of forthcoming supply shortages. This is felt even more acutely in California, where the cost-of-living has already driven more working families into poverty. The federal, state and local governments all have a role in creating a supply chain that works. Not just to ensure products are on our shelves, but also to ensure that California-grown products are shipped and sold throughout the world. It's time to support policies that create a resilient supply chain in California and globally. Learn More A Vital California Industry The Transportation & Warehousing industry alone provided 766,400 jobs in the latest results for May 2022 and is the only industry—by required education level, wage level, or otherwise—to show substantial growth during the pandemic period. In the May data, wage and salary jobs in Transportation & Warehousing were up 15.2% above the pre-pandemic level in February 2020, compared to a remaining overall deficit of 0.6% for all Nonfarm Jobs. Yet, in spite of the continuing performance of this industry to provide meaningful progress on reducing income inequality and sustaining what remains of the state’s blue-collar middle-class base, the state continues to delay additional growth as well as improvements critical to easing the ongoing supply chain disruptions, through lawsuits such as those filed in 2020 , 2021 , and most recently in 2022 . Even faced with these regulatory barriers, the industry continues to produce real-world income progress, especially when compared to the less apparent results coming from an array of other state policies such as its “High Road ” jobs programs. Learn More At the Federal Level We are working to ensure California receives our fair share of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen our supply chains and make urgently needed investments to prevent continued disruptions in California’s ports, railways, roads, and other critical infrastructure. The Goods Movement Alliance Delivering Solutions to the Goods Movement Crisis At the State Level Our coalition is monitoring legislation that will balance cost-effective regulatory measures for the supply chain, improve access to a skilled workforce, and increase capacity for moving goods through the state in an environmentally responsible fashion. At the Local Level Locally, we are educating elected officials and the public about the important economic and community benefits of the logistics and warehousing industry. We are also working to reduce the barriers and permitting time to expedite warehouse development and find solutions that will cut congestion at the ports, on freeways, and in neighborhoods.

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< Back The Latest California Trade Report- Released February 2023 Center for Jobs and the Economy Feb 8, 2023 Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state The share of total US goods trade (exports and imports) through California ports was largely unchanged with a dip to 16.00% (12 month moving average; compared to 16.03% in November 2022 and 17.05% in December 2021). California remained the #2 state, behind Texas with 19.79% (compared to 19.68% in November 2022 and 18.04% in December 2021). Trade through the Atlantic port states was at 29.58% (compared to 29.65% in November 2022 and 30.23% in December 2021). While the critical infrastructure required to support the state’s competitive position for this economic activity continues to be under challenge , Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state. Between 2007 and 2022, the historical base for this type of upward mobility job—Manufacturing—saw employment drop by 158,000. This job loss was more than covered by growth in Transportation & Warehousing by 331,800. The Warehouse & Storage component alone grew by 183,100. Much of this growth occurred during the recent pandemic, the sole point of expanding rather than recovering jobs in this period. Transportation & Warehousing is not the only industry that can provide better-paying jobs and consequently upward mobility options to these workers, but it is the only one showing substantial growth in the state. Yet as with other portions of the traditional middle-class wage economy, growing costs are already pushing some of the warehouse components to other states, in particular Arizona . Port congestion, rising operating costs, and continued labor action uncertainty have also led to a shift in the underlying base for these jobs, as the share of US trade through California ports dropped from the recent high of 18.6% in February 2018, to only 16.0% in the latest data. In this period, Texas went from 16.9% to 19.8%, essentially reversing the relative position of the two states and pushing California into an increasingly distant second place. The full report can be read here . Previous Next

Latest News Feb 16, 2023 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: NEW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SHOWS FULL IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA PORTS As part of Ports Day, BST Associates provided a summary of the economic contribution of California ports, their role in the larger national economy, the factors that affect the ports’ role, and why California ports are so integral to global trade. Read More Feb 8, 2023 The Latest California Trade Report- Released February 2023 Transportation & Warehousing remains the primary middle-class wage, blue collar industry expanding in the state Read More Jan 6, 2023 The Latest California Trade Report- Released January 2023 The November trade numbers saw a general decline as pandemic period patterns began to reverse and as China experienced continued lockdowns. Read More Dec 30, 2022 Statement on Governor Newsom Redesignating Lt. Governor Kounalakis as International Affairs and Trade Representative The Goods Movement Alliance issues statement on redesignating Lt. Governor Kounalakis as California's top representative to advance economic interests abroad Read More Oct 13, 2022 Sourcing Journal: This New Alliance Wants to Fix California’s Supply Chain ‘Crisis’ The Goods Movement Alliance aims to be a bridge to shared interests among a diverse set of groups all holding stakes in the increasingly complex world of logistics Read More Sep 20, 2022 Freightwaves: Goods Movement Alliance enters California supply chain advocacy scene ‘Association of associations’ formed as groups realize they have overlapping interests Read More Aug 12, 2022 Statement on Governor Newsom Naming Antonio Villaraigosa As Infrastructure Advisor The Goods Movement Alliance issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's announcement to name former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as an Infrastructure Advisor to the State of California Read More Aug 4, 2022 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain Read More

< Back IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity ​ Aug 4, 2022 Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Leaders from the California Business Roundtable, California Retailers Association, and California Trucking Association discuss the recent AB 5 decision and the devastating impact it will have on truckers and the supply chain. Read excerpts of “To Protect Supply Chain, Independent Truckers Need Clarity” in The Mercury News below: “AB5 codified the employee classification test under the landmark 2018 Dynamex decision. This change significantly narrows the circumstances for someone to qualify as an “independent contractor” and prohibits more than 70,000 drivers from continuing to earn a living under a model that has been allowed for decades. “As stakeholders at the frontlines of the goods-movement crisis, we do not support additional disruptions to California’s already strained supply chain. However, we understand the predicament that thousands of owner-operators find themselves in as enforcement of AB 5 on the trucking industry is imminent. Truly, what could be expected from these owner-operators who see their livelihoods on the line? “Our associations, along with more than 70 other organizations including manufacturers, agricultural associations and local entities, recognize the vital role of independent truckers. We submitted a letter to Gov. Newsom imploring him to lead on this issue that not only impacts California, but the entire nation.” # # # About The Goods Movement Alliance The Goods Movement Alliance is a coalition of California industry leaders in the goods movement economy committed to creating and supporting common sense solutions to the goods movement crisis. To learn more and join the coalition please visit GoodsMovement.org Previous Next