“And, during the immediate post-hurricane period, didn’t Puerto Rican truck drivers strike for higher pay while aid materiel from the US sat at the docks?”
That was fake news. That never actually happened.
Re trucking slow-down/strike:
I’ve read stories on both sides. All of the liberal fact-check.org or Boston Globe type outlets say its fake news.
The Teamsters Union put out a major PR (no pun intended here) effort to say there was no strike, and they were volunteering drivers and help. I could see why they would say that, whether or not it were the case.
But, I’ve found counter-stories saying that while there was no formally declared strike, there was considerable foot-dragging and attempts to profiteer through temporary higher wages.
I can’t say for sure either way. On the other hand, this is the same Puerto Rico which raised billions over the years for infrastructure and grafted it all away, leaving the electricity distribution more vulnerable to the storm than had it been repaired. It’s reputed to be governed in a very corrupt fashion.