Organization of a strike

I am not a trucker. I will be someday but that is another story. At work I was telling people about the truckers thinking of striking. Most people say good get the truckers off the road and use railcars. All they do is kill people anyway. They all seem to have a bad image of truckdrivers. They have no idea what trucking is all about. There has to be a way of getting the nontruckers involved. I am doing my part for the drivers. But most people look down at truckers. They sure seem to have a bad name out there. Good luck to all drivers.

 

Here is the problem that I see with it. 3 million trucks with how many different companies not counting O/O's? When union factories strike there is sometimes a gain. Look at Anderson IN though. My hometown. Home of the World Headquarters for GM. (Past tense) All I remember was strikes growing up. My Dad and all my other family members would picket. They were organized. What came of it? The town is almost a ghost town now. All those good paying factory jobs they had are gone. Now instead of 20 some bucks an hour and up jobs are being done by other factories that took GM's place. 8 bucks an hour now.

Trucking strikes are to hard to regulate. You don't want mexican trucks delivering for 10 cents a mile here? Try shutting everyone down then. The 40 cpm jobs will be a standard 20 cpm after the fact. Newbies will be flocking to drive for 15 cpm. America will run another industry off to another country. Look at how many different nationalities we have driving now. It will be like Saudia Arabia. They have 100's of different drivers. Turks, Koreans, etc. I am not saying we don't have a problem here that we don't need to fix, but I don't think a walk out will fix it. I think it will only add to the problem. Factor in medical supplies that people need to stay alive. Roadways that are jammed up with trucks in the way where a ambulance can't get to your house to save a loved one that is in need of urgent care etc.

 

I think someone needs to do a website and do it NOW!! Put it in google base, surely there is someone who knows about that?

If not I can help with the site, just someone else write it or just give me the space. I can do the search engine submission etc, I did a google on truckers strike and don't come up with much except stuff from the 1970s and Italy?

I would MUCH rather someone else do the website though. I just finished one for a secretary and my hand is permanently in the shape of the mouse right now.

Get some facts and figures like what the price of diesel was in say 2000 and what it is now, what the line haul rates were and the typical price of an overhaul etc. Figure up what the increase would be on a load that got $1.25 vs .90 linehaul and put .63 FSC in there instead of .39 or what the lowball figure is now and figure just how much this will add to the price of 5 lb of oranges or bananas or a head of broccoli. It's been awhile since I hauled produce but something the average consumer can relate to? Make the linehaul from Mc Allen TX to Minneapolis or Detroit which LOTS of people can relate to.

I'm the only one working in our household right now because we are striking already or I would do it.

Just my .02 worth.

 

In the 70's we all broke down , deliverd our loads , no pick ups , shut em'm down ....Went Home !!!!! FLY THAT GOING HOME BANNER WITH PRIDE and drive em 55 ......bummper to bumper door to door .......We need to send a message a big message .......Not making any money now I will set at home 3 days .....if going to go broke mights as well do it a rocking chair than a driver seat .......and I can get free cheese and food stamps ......let the govermet take care of me FOR SALE