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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

USA: American Truckers: Sweatshops on Wheels, Adrift In A Tumultuous Sea

USA: American Truckers: Sweatshops on Wheels, Adrift In A Tumultuous Sea
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This must be the week to write about truckers, with Stephen Labaton's article in the NY Times last Tuesday and now Steve Franklin and Darnell Little's article in the Chicago Tribune yesterday. Labaton focused primarily on the regulatory cave-in by the Bush administration, which has resisted efforts to reduce the number of hours that truckers spend on the road and working. In fact, Labaton writes, the Bush administration has actually expanded the number of hours truckers can spend driving. His article failed, however, to delve into the deeper structural issues in the industry that are driving truckers to cheat, lie, take drugs and speed.

 



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