Truckers/American to strike
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Its not my deal. I'm just the messenger.Spacebook like are like toilet paper squares. Easy to use and generally covered inoo:
Who are you striking against?
What are your demands?
But go ahead and pound chest. Who knows 10 or 15 trucks might show up.
Yeah a lot of people showed up for a 9-11 tribute run, especially when a bunch of the bean pie crowd started planning a march on that day. The general public might have some feelings about that. They don't give a crap except when you block traffic. And the brilliant plan is to block traffic? Your not related to Ellsworth are you?
Maybe we should start some kind of betting pool on how many trucks will show up.
Southern Fried
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So what was the delivery???? 45000 pounds of Viagara to keep things standing upright despite Obama's best efforts to make it wilt?
Did an older sibling take over your screen name? Or are the meds finally working??
You actually talk sense here.
Keep it up and I may change my mind about you.
Southern Fried
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Trouble is that when they start talking shutdown it turns into nothing but another recruiting session for the Teamsters.
And what's wrong with that is that the Teamsters, like all the other Big Labor unions have long since become just another big business; just like big Govt. It ceased being about the members years ago. It's POWER now, pure and simple.
Unions should never been allowed to become International or expand beyond their original mandate. They like being able to shut down whole industries over some local beef. They like being able to coerce governments by promising voter blocs.
Thinking that Big Unions are going to take care of you is as dumb as thinking that Exxon cares about your fuel bill or that Govt gives one rat's butt about autistic kids.
And what's wrong with that is that the Teamsters, like all the other Big Labor unions have long since become just another big business; just like big Govt. It ceased being about the members years ago. It's POWER now, pure and simple.
Unions should never been allowed to become International or expand beyond their original mandate. They like being able to shut down whole industries over some local beef. They like being able to coerce governments by promising voter blocs.
Thinking that Big Unions are going to take care of you is as dumb as thinking that Exxon cares about your fuel bill or that Govt gives one rat's butt about autistic kids.
From the article.
Oddly enough, today, I hear a lot of independents claiming deregulation ruined the industry and bemoan their earnings as a result.
Which way is it going to be?
I think your taking it out of context. Back then truckers believed deregulation was the answer. Today, they think it wasn't such a good idea. Just a new decision based on new information. But face it, your never going to make everybody happy all the time.
Fixed..
Southern Fried
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Yup, I can remember scarfing up every issue of Mike's Overdrive mag. Still have some in fact. Hell, I still have a few belt buckles from back then too.
But jbrick.... this is why we "old guys" get so pissed at you when you come on like the Savior of Trucking ranting like you discovered something new. We done that already!!!
I'm not claiming anything is new; except the internet which may be a deciding factor in educating and banding people together for a cause. But when watch those old trucking movies you see nothing has really changed in this industry. You see that drivers were complaining about wages and conditions back then just the same as they are now. But it makes me wonder why after all these years nothing has changed?Yup, I can remember scarfing up every issue of Mike's Overdrive mag. Still have some in fact. Hell, I still have a few belt buckles from back then too.
But jbrick.... this is why we "old guys" get so pissed at you when you come on like the Savior of Trucking ranting like you discovered something new. We done that already!!!
Southern Fried
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Simple enough... because we're human beings. As the old saying goes.... we'd bitch if we were hung with a new rope.
You can't really judge the past in context of the present. Two entirely different worlds.
The basics of trucking never change. We work daily in the worst of weather conditions, spend way too much time away from our family, spend way too much time alone in our mind.
What's changed is the world around us. Back then a "working man" was more respected because he actually built things or did the job that we needed to get done. We were called "The Last cowboys" and we smiled because the Cowboy epitomized toughness and grit. Yup, the cowboy boots, hat and big belt buckle were not "fashion"; they was a damn statement. Truckers didn't walk around looking down at the ground like we just got caught doing something shameful. We looked you right in the damn eye and we was brothers (and sisters). If you was a driver down on your luck you had 10 different guys buying you a meal and slipping you a few bucks with a quiet "pass it along".
Dunno when the world all changed. It was a kinda gradual change really. But change it did. Vietnam, Kennedy dying, Hollywierd, all kinds of things contributed I guess. Working man became a dirty word. Our "heros" are now the thieves and perverts of the world. Kids went to college in droves and got degrees in jobs that weren't there for them. Hell, you've got a degree in Aeronautics and here you are.
I don't envy you the world you have now.... not one bit.
SweetDaddy
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Hay SF news flash if your alive your still part of this era ...man has been talking about the decay of moral fabric since the beginning of time an will till the end of time....they're are still lots of good folks in the world the fact is the world has become more of what it wasn't or what people think it should be ....I could write several pages of good things I did for other drivers an the rest of public in the lil stint I had driving ...however I won't cause when a situation arises you either deal with or you just pass um by like some many trucks do when somebody is broke down hell I broke down once and was there for 3 hours an only two truckers asked me if I was ok its all relative to what mounds person you are an how you want people to not only help you but help your brother or sister mother or father ....Respect is a huge issue for me an people generally in the world have lost it no sympathy or respect for your fellow neighbor is only changable one person at a time @Southern Fried iam sure your a good guy tho don't let this bring you down
Duck
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I still see quite a bit of the behavior you "old timers" say doesn't happen any more.
When there's a truck on the shoulder with his 4-ways on, I suspect the main reason not many people ask if he's alright is because everybody has a cell phone. Back before cell phones and Qualcomms, a guy really would be up the creek if he broke down, so others passing by, even if they weren't able to help with mechanical work, would at least pull over & write down a phone number so when he gets to the next truck stop he could get on a pay phone & call the guy's company for him.
A few years ago there was a blizzard in Iowa and the Love's that used to be a Flying J at exit 125 in Clive was packed, and when the aisles filled up with trucks the state police started directing trucks to the Menard's parking lot and a mall somewhere nearby. When I first got there and backed into a space, the first thing I did was walk next door to Menard's and bought a shovel with about a 10 inch wide flat head with sides on it. Unlike a snow shovel, it's good for digging in compacted snow. I dug out a spot for my drive tires & parked on bare pavement. I also dug out spots for the 2 trucks next to me to park their drive tires on. The next morning everyone who wasn't stuck was blocked by somebody in the aisle who was stuck. I spent a few hours digging out trucks & I wasn't the only one doing it. There were quite a few of us digging out trucks & one guy was even using his own tire chains to chain up people's trucks & then ride with them to the entrance that had been plowed & salted, removing his chains & carrying them back to put them on someone else's truck. That guy wasn't even blocked in. He could've left at any moment but he chose to stick around & help other drivers who were stuck.
When there's a truck on the shoulder with his 4-ways on, I suspect the main reason not many people ask if he's alright is because everybody has a cell phone. Back before cell phones and Qualcomms, a guy really would be up the creek if he broke down, so others passing by, even if they weren't able to help with mechanical work, would at least pull over & write down a phone number so when he gets to the next truck stop he could get on a pay phone & call the guy's company for him.
A few years ago there was a blizzard in Iowa and the Love's that used to be a Flying J at exit 125 in Clive was packed, and when the aisles filled up with trucks the state police started directing trucks to the Menard's parking lot and a mall somewhere nearby. When I first got there and backed into a space, the first thing I did was walk next door to Menard's and bought a shovel with about a 10 inch wide flat head with sides on it. Unlike a snow shovel, it's good for digging in compacted snow. I dug out a spot for my drive tires & parked on bare pavement. I also dug out spots for the 2 trucks next to me to park their drive tires on. The next morning everyone who wasn't stuck was blocked by somebody in the aisle who was stuck. I spent a few hours digging out trucks & I wasn't the only one doing it. There were quite a few of us digging out trucks & one guy was even using his own tire chains to chain up people's trucks & then ride with them to the entrance that had been plowed & salted, removing his chains & carrying them back to put them on someone else's truck. That guy wasn't even blocked in. He could've left at any moment but he chose to stick around & help other drivers who were stuck.
SweetDaddy
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GM1258
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If I had a nickel for every time I heard this story I'd be a millionaire by now.
You always hear this crap on the CB..."When I git home I'm a gonna park
it fer three days and ta hell wid 'em", and on & on & on & blah, blah, blah.
If there was ever a sure thing in this world its that this will never happen.
Most O/O I know can't afford to shut down.
And any company driver is going to get fired.
You might get a handful of drivers to shut down but not enough to make a difference.
A group of drivers showing up on Pennsylvania Ave. for a day isn't going to help.
The Teamsters Union might go out on strike in a labor dispute.
But that's better organized and they have strike funds to hold up.
A wildcat strike is a thing of the past.
You always hear this crap on the CB..."When I git home I'm a gonna park
it fer three days and ta hell wid 'em", and on & on & on & blah, blah, blah.
If there was ever a sure thing in this world its that this will never happen.
Most O/O I know can't afford to shut down.
And any company driver is going to get fired.
You might get a handful of drivers to shut down but not enough to make a difference.
A group of drivers showing up on Pennsylvania Ave. for a day isn't going to help.
The Teamsters Union might go out on strike in a labor dispute.
But that's better organized and they have strike funds to hold up.
A wildcat strike is a thing of the past.
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Tazz
Infidel
A sucker is born every minute. Ran across a link to the video game covered facebook page. Figured I would see how many squares they had compiled. Blessed news folks
They now have their donation's page set up
For what you may ask?
Why fuel of course
http://www.donatetruckfuel.com/
I saw one guy posted he only "needed" $3000 for the fuel to strike for three days:tumbleweed:
But was asking for clarification on how to receive the donations
Making the rounds on the tinfoil sites though
Sorry that is unfair. Hug?
There now feel better?
Wonder if I could get $3000 for my strike fuel
Good news they will have there list of demands ready this week. Leading the list Fuel Price, Driver Wage, and Regulation in that order
They now have their donation's page set up
For what you may ask?Why fuel of course
http://www.donatetruckfuel.com/
I saw one guy posted he only "needed" $3000 for the fuel to strike for three days:tumbleweed:
But was asking for clarification on how to receive the donations
Making the rounds on the tinfoil sites though
Sorry that is unfair. Hug?
There now feel better?
Wonder if I could get $3000 for my strike fuel
Good news they will have there list of demands ready this week. Leading the list Fuel Price, Driver Wage, and Regulation in that order
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