STRIKE NOW !!! If you got the guts.

I'm 57 years young and I've worked construction all my life, carpenter to superintendent, building high-end residential and commercial up to the multi-million dollar pricetag. After the Great Recession (Wall Street and politicians) ruined that show, I drew unemployment until that ran out then got my CDL-A.
Been driving now for four years - different outfits, long haul and regional - and have come to the conclusion that Truckin is BS! I'm going back to hammerin nails. Even if I have to starve doin it.
Why? In short, these corporations are screwing everybody, YOU TRUCKERS included. Think about this:
1. The pay per mile sucks. Slave wages!
2. Don't get paid empty because, "Well, duh, you gotta bring the trailer back anyway."
3. Don't get paid for On Duty Not Driving: Fueling, Loading, Unloading, Waiting to Unload (sometimes for hours!) etc.
4. How many other industries expect 70 hour work weeks?
5. You have to document every minute of your life, even when asleep and at home.
6. Corporate truck stop food will kill you as sure as a dose of poison. And, if those burger flippers have the guts to strike for more money, why not you?
7. As a Trucker you live like a stray dog. Eat like a stray dog. Sleep like a stray dog.
8. These corporations are racking up record profits and only the top 1 percent are getting filthy rich while the rest of us struggle to make ends meet. Those profits should be shared fairly.
9. Lastly but not only, I'm sick and tired of the TruckinBS.

If I was going to stay in the business I'd be talking up a NATIONWIDE TRUCKERS STRIKE. But since I'm gettin out my only interest at this point is that I'd like to see some fairness for all Americans. You Truckers should STRIKE and organize a union. When unions were the norm, Americans lived well - they could buy a house, raise their families, take a well deserved vacation and enjoy a comfortable retirement. Let the New Era of American Unions start with YOU TRUCKERS. You should STRIKE NOW !!! If you got the guts. Think about that.

 

Don't use gloves on the construction job site. Only Michael Jackson and ####### wear gloves.

 

Done posting now, for good. Monday get out in the fresh air and smell the sawdust.
Only reason I posted it more than once is I think it's important for all Americans to stand up and be counted in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
Good luck with your future endeavors.
Adios.