Is there a trucker strike in the works? Posted by Jami Jones The short answer is there is an effort to get truckers to shut down on Oct. 11-13. It is not, however, centered on issues in the trucking industry. The effort, which is being promoted on Facebook, is calling on truckers to not haul freight for the three days. Many of the truckers who have “liked” the page seem to genuinely believe that issues such as hours of service, detention time, coercion, congestion, driver pay, etc., are the issues at hand. However, that is not the case. The agenda of the strike is as follows: “Which is remove Obama from office for crimes of treason and misdemeanors. We want Congressional hearing on Benghazi and Seal Team 6. Louis Learner put in jail. No amnesty, remove all Muslims in our government that do not uphold the Constitution. Remove Eric Holder from office for crimes against the people and the Constitution. Last but not least is Fuel prices.” I can’t resist pointing out that’s exactly how it appears, and we’re pretty sure it should be Lois Lerner of the IRS and not “Louis Learner.” Not sure who that dude is. I’ll forgive the rest of the typos, etc. Back on topic – as you can see only one of the issues has any direct connection to trucking. That leads one to wonder who is really behind the effort. The organizer(s) of the effort remained unnamed for the first several days of promoting the shutdown. However one (maybe the only?) organizer, Zeeda Andrews aka Zeeda Hutton, revealed herself as a country music singer who once promoted Mack and Petro Truck Stops, her only connection to trucking. The effort picked up steam when it was discussed by Glenn Beck on his show. Raising a lot of concern in the non-trucking community about what was going on. That too is not necessarily clear. At first the group only called for a three-day shutdown and blackout on purchases and banking. It has since morphed into a convoy or demonstration in Washington, D.C. But the details of when and where are sketchy. No idea if permits have been applied for or if the group even understands the logistical nightmare of getting a tractor-trailer combination into the Washington, D.C., area. Much less near the Capitol or White House. It’s troublesome to see something like this put squarely on the shoulders of truckers, when the issues they are advocating for are not centric to trucking. It’s entirely possible that some could see this sort of agenda and demonstration as a negative for the trucking industry. Any group has its right of assembly. So I’m not saying this group is any different. Just make sure that you’re not jumping in on the shutdown/strike/convoy/demonstration without knowing what the agenda is and if it fits with your ideals and morals.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:49:18 +0000
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