why arent we ALL commenting on detention pay policies

Thanks for posting that...OMG what a joke.

 

We get $50 an hour after 2 hours. Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

 

So I don't know where this post has gone since it started, but I often feel like an unwelcome union guy on here.

This is a fascinating, unfortunate article on deregulation and how it affects drivers to this day.

I know deregulation happened 40 years ago, but we're still deeply in its shadow.

Truck driver salaries have fallen by as much as 50% since the 1970s — and experts say a little-known law explains why

 

Well I'd take nothing over "a poke in the eye with a sharp stick," that just sounds painful.

 

Not as bad as you'd think. I've come to enjoy it.

 

So we can call you the masochist now?

 

The only thing that bums me about the union is the pension.

My cousin did like 26 at Wonder Bread, worked his ### off, always did ot, dock, etc. His pension is pretty weak imo.

He'd make more in one week driving for me than his pension pays in a month.

That
Is
Unfair

 

It's not perfect. And the pensions need grave reform. But it's something.

 

You didn't before? Lol

 

And they're telling him don't expect this much in a few years, it's going to be even less.