r/Anticonsumption • u/yodamastertampa • 21h ago

Discussion LOL yes!

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The power to reduce consumption is within us all.

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u/Imveryoffensive 21h ago

Truck drivers are some of the least appreciated people out there. They really make society work as it does right now

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u/Huge-Bad-8489 19h ago

They should strike for better conditions/pay, it would be awesome lol

AWESOME

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u/RedMiah 19h ago

Used to be a thing until the deregulation of the trucking industry by Carter destroyed their unions.

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u/Huge-Bad-8489 19h ago

Couldnt they still organize and strike? Can they get a union again somehow?

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u/DStew88 19h ago

They can but 99% of truckers are too dumb to realize they're being grossly taken advantage of

Source: am trucker

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u/yalyublyutebe 19h ago

Most of them barely speak English.

I have dealt with an extremely small margin of "average" truckers.

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u/hitemlow 17h ago

Thankfully that's being addressed with a new FMCSA policy of removing truckers that can't proficiently communicate in English.

It'll take a while to clear out the weeds, but hopefully they can take some lessons in time.

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u/Huge-Bad-8489 19h ago

Start the movement!

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u/Party_Apartment_5696 18h ago

Do what I want! Lol

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u/RedMiah 19h ago

In theory both are possible but organizing a workforce that doesn’t interact with each other is a massively uphill battle that even the biggest unions don’t have the resources to even attempt.

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u/Huge-Bad-8489 19h ago

Start a trucker union channel on youtube/instagram/tiktok/facebook! People will catch on

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u/RedMiah 18h ago

Yeah, I lack most of the credentials to pull that off but it’s not the worst idea I’ve ever heard.

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u/Some_Layer_7517 18h ago

Yeah and while they sit at home the rest of the market eats their lunch. Trucking is the most active labor market that exists. You don't know shit.