I know a lot of Canadian truckers and only know of two people who went to Ottawa. My Sunday school teacher from decades ago and his stepson. Grain farmers a few hours away from Ottawa. If he had a truck there, it would have been sitting idle anyways.

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Longjumping_Wolf_761@reddit

I had to go around their hwy shutdowns for months All they were trying to do was Fuk Trudeau and instead they fucked us on the hwy

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PrivatePilot9@reddit

Yeah, and most of them were upset about things that had nothing to do with Trudeau to begin with - they were upset about things that were provincially enacted (Doug ford), or USA enacted and had absolutely zero to do with the federal government. But going to Ottawa and screeching like babies at Trudeau somehow seemed logical to these idiots.

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PrivatePilot9@reddit

As someone who lives near Ottawa, trust me, the 0.01% of the actual industry that participated in that nonsense were just the full potato crazies, and a not insignificant portion consisted of “angry white Guys in pickup trucks” who weren’t even truckers to begin with.

The rest of us were out doing our jobs.

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Xhamatos@reddit

This, in fact I check my bank account every time I go past Ottawa.

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Wahree_77@reddit

Drivers will never unite to do that…..too many selfish agendas! Everyone for themselves and that’s how it will always be 🤷🏾‍♂️

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fmccloud@reddit

Wow I've never heard this idea before. Oh wait I have, for 20 years.

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Cardinal_350@reddit

25+ for myself haha. The Great Truckers Strike.... People have fucking bills to pay. Nobody's taking that hit

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DreamsServedSoft@reddit

nah just don’t pay them for a few months. tell the banks to take a hike until the strike is over.

theres another reason why it won’t work though. multiculturalism. Amazon pushed for a diverse workforce because such a workforce is less likely to form unions. if you guys didnt have to compete with third worlders who will work for pennies it would be easier to pull off. goes for any industry really

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Thrasympmachus@reddit

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted when you’re right. Amazon does such tactics so they have more leverage. Much easier to screw the third-world illegal immigrant that has everything to lose versus the guy that can just flip the bird and get another trucking job elsewhere. “Multiculturalism” is simply the newest buzzword that Amazon has managed to embed in everyone’s mind so they can avoid calling it what it really is, which is indentured servitude.

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ignoreme010101@reddit

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted when you’re right. Amazon does such tactics so they have more leverage. Much easier to screw the third-world illegal immigrant that has everything to lose versus the guy that can just flip the bird and get another trucking job elsewhere. “Multiculturalism” is simply the newest buzzword that Amazon has managed to embed in everyone’s mind so they can avoid calling it what it really is, which is indentured servitude.

Simple- because there are a lot of 'white knights', and immigrants, in this sub. It is hardly worth debating whether or not immigrants from, say, Indian slums are gonna happily work for a fraction of what an American would. Is this the only factor? No, not at all. But it is a factor and it is not even a little racist to acknowledge it.

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Thrasympmachus@reddit

“Racist” has become such an overused word that it no longer has that impact it once did; it’s entirely overused.

Is what it is.

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Cars-Shoes-N-Scents@reddit

Multiculturalism is just another way of saying divide and conquer. You get the peasants fighting and blaming each other instead of blaming the greedy bastards at the top. It’s one of the oldest strategies in the book.

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Thrasympmachus@reddit

100%

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andLetsGoWalkin@reddit

multiculturalism

Fuck you.

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Thrasympmachus@reddit

Counter fuck you.

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476845@reddit

Multiculturalism isn't to blame. Amazon and massive companies like them lobbying the government and greedy politicians to lessen workers rights and access to quality jobs that force the lowest in society to be afraid for their position at work, to provide for their families did this. Gullible idiots like you voting for greedy, self serving assholes are the ones to blame. Tarrifs and walls don't seem like they are working, just the same as brexit doesn't seem like it's working. Politicians and business leaders promising crumbs and scraps from their table and making you believe its "the other guys" fault for those promises not materialising is to blame not Multiculturalism.

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bloodsoed@reddit

Fuck that you racist piece of shit. I am part polish and Irish. Been here my entire life. There are good foreigners that came here legally and do a better job than any driver from Super Ego or WFX.

Truckers are a lot of cops. You never hear about the good ones that do their job safely and efficiently. You only hear about the ones that killed someone.

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PeteinaPete@reddit

40 +. and keep dreaming

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Few-Chemical-5165@reddit

Well of your american you do that the country will be destroyed in about three or four days since the infrastructure and the food and everything is already massively distressed. So yeah, go ahead, make your country die quicker. And faster, that way, the rest of us don't have to worry about the bullshit.That's going on down there. Or maybe try to do your best to influence good in your world of trucking, and not vote for the fucking republican party anymore.Because that's what ninety percent of you do down there. You voted for this yet, deal with it

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AndromedanPrince@reddit

when a company has the nerve to offer 22/hr for fuel hauling, something needs to be done

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Few-Chemical-5165@reddit

Under normal circumstances I would agree. If you do it now, if somehow you managed to organize a nationwide strike. Slowdown or something. You will literally destroy your country very fast very quickly.It's already teetering on the edge of destruction. You may not be able to see it, but I live outside of your country. And I can see it crumbling and dying. If you guys did that, you would accelerate, the death of your country. For months, two weeks, possibly days before you would really, really feel it

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AndromedanPrince@reddit

trust i def see it falling apart very quickly. nobody sems to care enough to do anything. just passsively watch and comment on the internet.

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Few-Chemical-5165@reddit

Well, there are some democrats in there that are trying to stop this madness from the orange menace. But he'll be dead soon.Anyways, you'll have to deal with vance, which is probably not as bad, because he's not as charismatic. He will not speak to the trumpeters, and they will not want to listen to him. But your country is in deep trouble.

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AndromedanPrince@reddit

neither side care about citizens, just lining their pockets. politics here are fake

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Few-Chemical-5165@reddit

No, the politics are real and the politicians are human trash. You just have to determine which trash is better for the country And for you. Right now you have trashed at goes straight to the dump. The better politicians, which are the democrats, are recyclables. Better for the environment. But still in the waste category, l o l just a better more healthy choice.

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AnimatorSD68@reddit

Great idea

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LetterheadIcy1744@reddit

Honestly all that would need to be done is fuel haulers stop for one day then no one else can move a truck

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ChoneFiggins4Lyfe@reddit

How many people are willing to lose their homes for this?

My company treats me well, and I get paid more than I ever thought I would, in any career. We don’t need to boycott in general, just the shitty companies. Quit going to work for western express and 1099s.

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DW_TheTruckDriver843@reddit

I actually just found a great 1099 job.

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the_clam_farmer@reddit

RemnindMe! 1 month

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ChoneFiggins4Lyfe@reddit

RemindMe! 6 months

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ChoneFiggins4Lyfe@reddit

remindme! 180 days

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Willing-Ad5224@reddit

And quit jumping out of trucks in flip-flops

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imadestarwars@reddit

With the current admin in Washington, and the way DJT talks about his hatred towards unions, I have a feeling he’d call his buddy Elon and green light AI trucks in a split second. “Nah that won’t happen cause the transportation… oh… yeah… you’re right”. I know.

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Longjumping_Wolf_761@reddit

Elon is gone, needs to right his wrongs

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imadestarwars@reddit

Yeah idk about that 😂 Once you’re in, you’re in for life. He fucked up.

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Cardinal_350@reddit

AI trucks can't drive in weather. If they could wed all be out of a job. You've never ever seen a video of them driving in anything but blue sky and puffy clouds. We had a guy go in the ditch last year in a brand new Volvo. It slammed on the brakes for nothing like they like to do on an icy highway and ditched him. Company didn't even give him a chargeable after the investigation

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Soberg1itch@reddit

Who is they? This idea of a “trucker strike” has been tried for decades. It’s never going to happen. There’s no organized leadership, not many people are willing to sacrifice paychecks to park their truck for no results. Even if somehow you got thousands of truckers on the same page and made some change in commerce then that void would just be filled with illegal drivers and companies.

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lothingandfear@reddit

It will never be organized because "that would be socialism" dumb fucks will keep getting screwed as long as politicians can convince them that trying to improve their pay and working conditions as well as keeping illegals and unqualified people out of drivers seats is socialism......

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Dezzolve@reddit

That’s not the reason it will never be organized.

There are no central leading figures in trucking that anyone can trust.

Also, unions work because it’s people working together somewhere that know each other and can say everyone there is like minded for the most part in the fact that they have that locations best interests in mind.

There’s a reason unions are broken into local chapters and trade specific groups.

Not once has there ever been a national union made of millions of people that have never met each other, work different kinds of jobs, work for unaffiliated companies, in vastly different areas.

Those dumb posts on Facebook that tell everyone not to shop at Target on a certain day have more unity and organization than truck drivers.

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Severe_Ad_5618@reddit

You are forgetting the teamsters. At one point they covered 70 percent of the interstate truck fleet. They had an agreement called the National Master Freight agreement that covered over 100 companies. The guys that will work for peanuts have killed all but one of those companies. I retired in 2004 at $0.43 a mile.

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PontoonDood@reddit

I started in 2005 at 22cpm. Rough.

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lothingandfear@reddit

True because politicians have destroyed organized labor. Even if it was run by mobsters at least they could get concessions from big business. Now we live off the scraps the companies give us and we consider ourselves lucky and people keep voting for politicians that destroy labor organizations because they aren't woke or they aren't as bad as Donald yet they screw the working man no matter the party they are in.......

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yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit

🎯🎯🎯🎯

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Little-Trucker@reddit

Ill get right on that after we band together and quit blocking the pumps first...

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Nibbana420@reddit

And quit leaving piss bottles at the walmart so they ban overnight

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Psilologist@reddit

And quit washing feet in the restroom sinks.

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Ok_Bug_6470@reddit

And do what? Lol, never works in this industry, anDJ tried to organize a convoy a few years ago and the feds showed up to his door for disrupting commerce. The second one company refuses to run there will be a hundred others behind them to donor cheaper.

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ComplexMaterial6768@reddit

4 more months and I am done.

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murkymoon@reddit

"Should" and "can" are two very different things.

Even if we could organize a strike, a lot of drivers prioritize stupid non-starters like revoking ELDs.

The real focus should be on getting everyone hourly pay and overtime after 40. That will shapen up companies, shippers, and receivers really quickly.

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Opietatlor@reddit

After a couple decades in the trucking business I can tell you that this kind of talk is just a waste of time. Nothing like this has ever worked when truckers try to organize. There's too many people out there that need to pay their bills. They're going to take the freight that you don't.

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A_CA_TruckDriver@reddit

I already quit. Making the same money I was making 13 years ago. Not worth it.

I make better money Towing cars for AAA being home every night.

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pmmemilftiddiez@reddit

Oh sure as soon my bills are also cool with it

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lleu81@reddit

Just gotta find the right company. Good paying jobs are out there if you look hard enough.

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Riyeko@reddit

I stopped driving because it just wasn't the same.

It was too unsafe, loads weren't great, didn't want to be away from home, not enough pay for the work I was doing.... There's other reasons.

But to get truckers to agree on one thing and then act on those thoughts, is harder than giving a wild feral cat a bath.

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AutumnBrooks2021@reddit

The common theme I always see, take a job with low pay and little to no benefits then complain daily about it. SMH.

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datdudeuheardof@reddit

Our jobs would be filled by even more immigrants immediately, they already make up around 25% of all US truck drivers. Last official number was 18% total in 2021, that was just the start of the invasion at the borders. You think Big Trucking cares about what we think about our pay?

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gkjnvgyj@reddit

There’s no solidarity in trucking. Fear, greed, and incompetence reign supreme in this industry. You or we can’t compete with that.

Get your money before your luck runs out. Forget about the “we” — “we” don’t pay your bills. You’re in this for yourself. Focus on the goal and gtfo as soon as you can.

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domesticbland@reddit

I’m going to consider how to approach this, but the money now will be worth less later. Falling is faster than climbing imo.

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chris-hatch@reddit

I had a buddy argue to me once he knew he would do better under organized labor but didn't like that unions typically contributed to "baby killing demonrats" and doesn't mind earning less money to own the libs

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StrugglingGhost@reddit

That's the point where "shit, I need to do my pre-trip". I ain't changing anyone's opinion, and I prefer to engage with those who are at least somewhat close to my level of intellect. My shortly arriving CDL isn't the end goal, it's a step towards my goal.

And at this point, would I LIKE a job that pays shit? No, but shit pay is better than no pay

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Over-Improvement-837@reddit

That right there completely illustrates the fear, greed, and incompetence that’s not only a sanewashed POV, but a stance held by many. Again, it’s just so fkn tragic it’s heartbreaking.

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Reddidiot13@reddit

if there was everyone would be unionized.

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GoBeWithYourFamily@reddit

I think this is called a strike. You can try but I don’t think you’ll have great luck.

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bloodsoed@reddit

We can’t agree on which company has the best coffee. Do you actually think the drivers could agree on the pay amount.

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HipKat2000@reddit

In the 90s, drivers used to talk about shutting down, but if you shut down, you don't get paid. The better idea is to boycott somewhere like NY City - a consumer-driven region that depends on a steady inflow of goods.

That was then. Now, 40% of the industry is foreign drivers who don't care

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regularisrare@reddit

Probably 95% of us, but unfortunately, we’ll never be organized enough to do such thing

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ArchieThomas72@reddit

So I think there’s already a drivers union, the Teamsters.

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Socketz11@reddit

It will never happen. Drivers are impossible to organize. Read the responses. All the guys that claimed "I make enough, I am good" dont give a shit about anyone but their own. So count them out. Plus drivers already Unionized have 0 incentive. Too many wont even throw their trash or piss bottles out properly, think they will even pay attention to the when or where? We have all the power, and we are the only job in the country that can literally bring this country to its knees in less than 5 days, but we also have the worst representation and organization skills. We are one of the heaviest regulated and least compensated jobs out there. It will take a lot to get it done, a bandwagon wont work in this case.

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dumpsterfire_account@reddit

UPS is union

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yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit

They ain’t a trucking company

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MRicho@reddit

Sounds a bit Unionised, Socialist left-wing for your average driver.

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Chamber53@reddit

Truckers are incapable of organizing. Don’t hold your breath.

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Iamthebestiworship@reddit

We're are not united enough to make it happen people are not willing to band together for this cause

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azziptac@reddit

Hey mom said it's my turn to post the weekly "trucker protest" on the subreddit?!!!

How about you read a book or two. About how the ATC protests are immediately (and violently) squashed by the Feds. And how that's exactly what they will do to any protests involving national infrastructure. But hey, that's me forgetting half of yall ACTUALLY can't read.

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IBURNERI@reddit

You want better pay, prove yourself, and go find a better company. A decent portion of these "Truckers" nowadays shouldn't be, can't hold a lane, or pay attention to anything until its 10' front of them. They're dangerous enough just pulling a 53', probably hit a few things, and get fired their first year. Those companies I don't believe care about the quality. Their drivers are costing them cents on a 1099 dollar most days until they wreck. The money is out there. You just gotta get to a company that sees your worth. My current ain't perfect, but they take excellent care of us work/life/money, so did my previous company.

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CapitanPino@reddit

We can't even get drivers who speak English anymore. So idk what the hell you're on about 😂😂😂

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Doobius9191@reddit

Convenient side effect of all the imported drivers. We’ll never be able to organize in the U.S. and protect ourselves

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NitroBike@reddit

Yeah it’s all the immigrants who are anti union. Not the business owners or major companies, they love unions and definitely won’t fire you for trying to organize your workplace.

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Doobius9191@reddit

I did not say the foreigners are anti union

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xDoomKitty@reddit

You aren't gonna convince these America haters that selling off the country piece by piece isn't a good idea.

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Doobius9191@reddit

You’re right the brainwashing is too strong. Some of them are just plain dumb and propagandized. I have some sympathy for them but it lessens everyday.

They claim to hate giant corporations, bankers, and the ultra rich but can’t connect the dots on who the primary beneficiaries are of mass importing foreign labor. Because any rejection of endless immigrant waves means you love tiny mustache man.

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xDoomKitty@reddit

Exactly. And they try their fucking hardest to make it about race when it ain't. Americans aren't all white. And non Americans aren't all non white.

Let's take care of our people first. Then we can fucking worry about saving the world from itself.

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NitroBike@reddit

Yeah dude I hate America. That’s why I’m active in my union, trying to get more Americans unionized, trying to get more Americans better healthcare, better rights, and better living standards.

I’m literally married to an immigrant who also has immigrant parents. All three work in medicine, speak multiple languages, have degrees, and are educating themselves constantly. They are saving lives everyday while idiots in here cry about seeing non white people driving trucks.

If they deported every non white person in America, your paycheck isn’t going to magically increase. Those companies are just going to find other excuses to fuck you out of a living wage. But yes convince yourself it’s the working class immigrants, not the billionaire business owners, that are ruining your life. Our president just actively destroyed a bunch of federal unions because nobody is stopping him. You think that’s not going to affect the average American like you or I?

You can suck the entire 2 inches of my micropenis from the back

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xDoomKitty@reddit

Wah wah wah

Cry harder.

You tell me, why do immigrants deserve an American job more than an American family of 4 does?

Why do immigrants deserve American Healthcare more than an American single mother does?

Why do immigrants deserve aid and housing from the American govt more than an American homeless veteran does?

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American74@reddit

Who among us can afford our bills and meals if we quit now and wait?

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Pass_Me_That_Phone@reddit

That’ll never work because there will always be someone that will accept low pay!!!

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doinbluin@reddit

Like truckers?

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xDoomKitty@reddit

No, banana salesmen

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Pass_Me_That_Phone@reddit

That’s kinda the point I’m making captain obvious…

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yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit

Truckers are too stupid to be able to come together for their ow benefit

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PrivatePilot9@reddit

Yeah, yet you mention unionizing (the absolute very definition of organizing against shitty pay and shitty working conditions) and all of a sudden all of these same people go quiet because they’ve been brainwashed that unions are bad somehow.

Can’t fix an industry full of stupid people who willingly work against their own interests because their political team has told them somethings bad and they can’t think critically anymore.

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p0396@reddit

Why do I need a union when my pay is already well above average for my area, my schedule is good , dispatch is fair, and 3 weeks vacation? Not sure what a Union would bring to the table for me.

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yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit

Union could increase your pay from where it is now. Unionized workers wages are 11-32% more than non-Union workers. They increase vacation and PTO days, add a pension to your benefits package, annual bonuses, performance bonuses, add job security, job advocacy & support, parental & family leave, increase your health & safety on the job, create mentorship programs, create fellowship, career development, career recognition, employer-paid health insurance, paid sick leave.

What you have now could be satisfying to your needs, yes, but won’t the list above improve your life? Do you not deserve more? Is your hard work not worth more?

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p0396@reddit

I make the same as UPS linehaul drivers at my current job with good 401k match. Highly doubt a union will get me more than that, since there are only 10 of us on this account and UPS had to go on strike to get the same pay I was already making. So I’m good with my current situation, especially since right now I don’t have to send money to the Sean O’Briens of the world.

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yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit

Like I said, too dumb to know better. Have fun shopping at Walmart for the rest of your life and taking your shitty two week vacations on the Disney Cruise-line.

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yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit

Truth 🎯🎯🎯

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Telo712@reddit

Will my bills quit as well?

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paxwax2018@reddit

It’s called a union. You’re trying to describe a union.

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pianodude01@reddit

Why are you working somewhere that wont pay or treat you right?

Youre half the problem by working under those conditions. It makes them think they can keep doing it.

Quit and find a job where youre paid more and treated better.

Is your skills/experience even worth better pay?

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FreedomFingers@reddit

Atleast give us a place to shit properly

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Blackout1154@reddit

A lot of these guys need like 10,000 calories... I don't think they'll last long in the bread line.

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Charlie_Hustler@reddit

Truck drivers can't even treat each other right and 90% act like Apes on the road. The day truck drivers start driving like a professional and not some flip flop wearing mf with a phone in his hand. That'll be the day the pay goes up. As of now you can be on the road and simply attempting to pass one of these mfs on the road they'll immediately try and speed up to block you. Unprofessional behavior merits Unprofessional pay 🥱

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LordBuggington@reddit

I quit in 2012 still waiting on all you weenies to join me and stop just saying this shit every day at the iron skillet

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mariamad89@reddit

Sadly there are still foreign workers that will work for $.20cpm any day and time. So this is extremely unlikely to help a lot.

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Bagzthehoney@reddit

Yea it sounds good but……,

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guerillazilla@reddit

I work 3 days a week and make $2k. I’m good.

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robexib@reddit

And what would stop a company from firing you and replacing you with someone else tomorrow?

I don't disagree with the notion, but that level of organisation it would require to get that to work at all is just beyond what drivers are willing and able to do at this point.

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Feeling_Display8750@reddit

My pay and treatment is fine…

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Strict-Paper-8450@reddit

When they ban foreigners

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New-Concept4313@reddit

It's on the way Driver, once we get rid of all the non legal's and non English speaking driver's it will happen.

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Delicious_Peace_2526@reddit

I already did.

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skeletons_asshole@reddit

Sounds great except for the part where I’m in active bankruptcy and if I don’t make my payments every week I lose my home and everything I own.

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schwifty0529@reddit

I make 85cpm and I’m home every night. I’m good.

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Mirindemgainz@reddit

I get paid well idk what you talking about

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SuddenlySilva@reddit

The 85% who are not in the Teamsters Union should definitely do that.

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rdasphoto@reddit

A strike. This is called a wildcat sectoral strike lol

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mike-2129@reddit

I mean i could afford to take a year off. But id rather keep making money. Im being paid well.

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Technical-Wasabi9118@reddit

People have tried that, that’s why foreigners were brought in.

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buddhathebard@reddit

I get treated pretty good actually.

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Dirtyhobosmurf@reddit

Also I believe they call that an owner operators wet dream

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Dirtyhobosmurf@reddit

Never works. We must except that we all replaceable for every ass that sits down and doesn't they will find somebody to fill that seat and then you will really be f*

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humpthedog@reddit

I’m paid fairly and treated well. Being treated like shit and taking it is a YOU problem

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Academic_Solid85@reddit

I pedal freight for a LTL, I’m home every night ..make close to 6 figures and always have new equipment. All the LTLs that unionize end up going under IE … yellow and New England motor freight. I make a fair wage and my company largely takes care of me . find an opportunity that works for you… get in where you fit In…

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heavyramp@reddit

1/3 of the teamsters are UPS, and the next 1/3 is public employees and trades. Freight and warehousing are a sinking ship (automation in warehouse and CDLs given to anyone with a pulse), and no start up company in their right mind wants to take more risk by adding a negotiated contract every 5 years. It's a shame that the Teamsters never sunk their chips into developing their own diesel mechanic schools or some trade that had a higher barrier of entry like a CDL license.

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Savagemocha@reddit

Real talk: go on strike please. I’ll take your higher paying job.

^ reality vs your expectation. I live in the road with my wife. If I stop running I’m homeless. Get a grip

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Podalirius@reddit

They setup the system so everyone is brainwashed into spending every penny they earn each month while also racking up the credit card so we can't.

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IBringTheHeat2@reddit

I’m pretty happy making $2500-$3500 a week at my job.

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Imjusta_pug@reddit

Unionize the company you’re working at, that’s the only way.

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CaneCorso311@reddit

The problem is that there's 3 sets of flip flops ready to replace every pair of shoes and they'll do it for less than what you're already getting.

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trucksarekewl@reddit

Im wearing flip flops right now, u mad?????

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CaneCorso311@reddit

Let's see them toes 😋

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trucksarekewl@reddit

Lmao

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firemarshalbill316@reddit

Trucking is an individual sport. Never going to happen.

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AugustusTheVictor@reddit

I'm happy with my situation, but you do you

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8yr0n@reddit

Deregulation and bad regulation got us into this mess.

Find a politician that will vote to repeal the motor carrier wage exemptions.

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n00b420_@reddit

Problem here isn't "they are not paying enough" but more so you, people that complain about this "feel" like they are worth more but don't invest the time to be "worth" more.

USPS, UPS, FedEx, Uber, Amazon, oil rigs, garbage men, every single one of these jobs plus hundreds more have people demanding more more more....

If you want a million dollars a year why are you not a heart surgeon? What's stopping you? Do you think you should make the same amount as a heart surgeon driving a truck?

Stay in your lane or get out of it.

Constant complaining only makes you more miserable and hateful. Enjoy life, be happy.

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Confident_Worker3491@reddit

BTW, if the Teamsters Union was truly effective and would actually represent their current day constituents, the trucking industry would have never gotten in the ditch as bad as it has. But no, they take your Union dues and support the political left , and have effectively let government regulations crush the entire trucking industry.

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probablyonshrooms@reddit

I've had my resignation letter in the truck for 2 weeks. I've already paid my taxes for the year and took care of Christmas/birthday gifts for everyone for the next year. Got a semi-nice savings. Gunna try some other shit. It's not like there won't be trucks to drive later kn if need be.

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Confident_Worker3491@reddit

Folks here mention the Teamsters Union. What a worthless organization 🤣🤣 that’ll end up making you poorer than you are. They done absolutely nothing for me when my last employer was represented by the Teamsters. The company was successful in purging them totally out eventually. Now it’s all non-union, multi-carrier whores that pull their trailers for pennies and no benefits. Old man Jimmy Hoffa Sr was the last real leader of the Teamsters with any common sense and value. He disappeared 50 yrs ago in 1975 and has never been found. He was either fed to the sharks or encased in concrete.
The man got sh💩done. It’s been a worthless place to invest your hard earned money since. RIP Jimmy Hoffa Sr.

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TruckersAreBored@reddit

Plenty of good paying jobs out there you just have to be willing to be inconvenienced. A lot of drivers think they should be able to work 8 hour shifts, drive during the day, be home every night, and still make $100k a year. Not gonna happen.

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KingHauler@reddit

As much as I want to, I've got bills. Until i don't have bills, I have to work.

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PrivatePilot9@reddit

It’s attitudes like this and that will continue to drive the industry further into the shitter

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UniversalGundam@reddit

1 thing should be arrest anyone hiring illegals and H1Bs. We have zero negotiating power until that happens.

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Healthy_Actuator_971@reddit

This is the exact reason why they keep importing foreigners to drive because they’ll pay these foreigners $500 a week or whatever it is to drive a truck.

My best advice to anybody reading this you can absolutely make good money driving a truck, but you have to go into something specialized .

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kona_kenanu@reddit

Try and join a union. At least at my shop, pay is fair, schedule is fair, everything here at this terminal is fair. Took me years to get into but it’s worth it

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keytiri@reddit

Totally, which is why I chose a company that already does it.

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right_lane_kang@reddit

Yes, you all go on strike while rajesh and sukdeep continue to drive

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KoiwazuraiAi@reddit

Truckers are notorious for doing everything they can to vote against their own interests.

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K-Dog7469@reddit

I am guessing you don't completely understand economics.

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Confident_Worker3491@reddit

Nothing to worry about. You’ll soon be replaced with autonomous tractors. You won’t even be able to get a job fueling them either. They have robots for that too. They have robot systems to load and unload freight too. Learn to be a parts changer in a diesel shop. That’ll be all that’s left in the transportation industry. A.I. systems are going to take over. You ain’t seen nothing yet. While you’re laughing at this post, I’ll be focused on staying ahead of the transition game. Learn all you can about A.I systems or be left behind.

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LiberalTroll1976@reddit

Too many of you sit in that truck all day and listen to right wing talk radio tell you that you make too much and unions are bad and billionaires and millionaires know what’s best for you. I don’t want to hear this shit anymore. You guys did this to all of us. Live with it.

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gooba1@reddit

Mine thought this dead horse was beat to dust years ago

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JankyMark@reddit

Drivers will never do that

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ShoddySpace5680@reddit

NOooo not at all they will replace us with flip flops

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Opening-Ad-8793@reddit

I think this is true for most sectors of work tbh

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U_wind_sprint@reddit

Union membership needs to increase to include most of the truckers working today. Then there's a means of coordination, and a goal that, once met, means everybody returns to work immediately after "negotiations."

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DisastrousDance7372@reddit

Good luck getting those guys working for pennies to even understand what you're saying

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TemporaryOk9310@reddit

Man im union and even we have some bootlickers

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morsule1@reddit

If you are not getting paid well, you need to find a better job or buy a truck. I don't understand how you think that changing the whole market is easier than you taking some risks to improve your own life.

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Monlstat7@reddit

I'm doing it already. Once I saw the writing on the wall I jumped. If you are not making the money you "deserve", then go to where they will pay you properly. No need to get the whole group to force their hand, just leave and make it elsewhere.

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Old-Wolf-1024@reddit

🤣🤣🤣

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omega_grainger69@reddit

I’m in. Just say when.

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heavyramp@reddit

After this trump anomaly with tariffs, my hope is that the market will get back to normal in 2030. It will also shut up anybody who thinks that the gop has any interest in getting rid of non domicile cdl drivers. High tariffs and unfettered non-domicile cdl drivers is the perfect storm for a freight recession and low pay.

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Wolf24h@reddit

That's because somehow fighting for your rights is communism

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p0396@reddit

I’m happy with my job and my pay is fair why would I strike?

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xdjfrick@reddit

There has been a supposed nationwide truck shut down multiple times a year for last 18 years I'm aware of. I've never seen in actually happen.

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derekschroer@reddit

or, you know, find a job that does both? like I did? Walmart btw...

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CashWideCock@reddit

I’m happy with my pay and the way I’m treated.

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LuisChoriz@reddit

Shitty pay>no pay I got bills to pay

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denyskaiser@reddit

Do that and rates pick up slightly, Abdul tells all his friends, they all get CDLs god knows how and rates drop right back into the shitter while you’re sitting there out of a job. Good idea on paper but won’t ever work in practice until the sink footwasher contingent changes. However low the pay is it still pays more than sitting in a call center pretending your name is Mike Rogers does.

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AdMinute3522@reddit

I know a guy from my dad’s company, he was told he would be getting payed exactly 1800-2000$ a week. He got 1400$ because “He didn’t use up all of his driving hours”, he drove 9 hours instead of 11

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HoodHauler@reddit

Hell yea, I’d do it if enough ppl got behind it.