Obama Administration Wants to Give Mexican Trucks Full Access to U.S. Highways
Washington (AP) – The Obama administration is wanting to re-develop a program that will allow Mexico’s trucks full access to the U.S. highways.
Debbie Mesloh, a spokeswoman for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said Obama has told the office to work with Congress, the Transportation and State Departments and Mexican officials. The administration wants to create “a new trucking project that will meet the legitimate concerns” of Congress and U.S. commitments under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The Mexican government has protested the previous trucks ban. Ricardo Alday, embassy spokesman, said “Mexico still believes that the United States’ noncompliance on this issue is a violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement” although the Mexican government prohibits U.S. trucks from driving far distances into Mexico.
So what do you think, drivers? I would love to hear your thoughts on this one!
Allen Smith
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Okay, here’s what going to happen…our new pres., so called friend of the working man is going to set in motion a plan that will end up putting millions of American drivers out of work. How? let me ask you something…have you not seen how cheap labor is being used in this country? Do you think for one second big business, (you know, the companies already manufacturing in mexico and elsewhere), will not turn their backs on American drivers in a heartbeat when they have a cheap labor option? Look into this and SPEAK OUT about it…
This is a backdoor way of a bait and switch on the repelled law that happened within this week.
There is action that is needed, instead of sitting on your hands, let the administration know what you think and see as a truck driver. Yes it is nice that there are groups like OOIDA, but they need backing. So it is time you flood the phone banks of Washington DC. Get your voice heard, not just chug down the road.
On this issue with the Mexican border as well as with truck parking, and truck safety. These sorts of things have been hidden for too long. It is time that we don’t just honk horns, but a stand is needing to be taken. Program your cell phones with the numbers to your senators and house reps in Washington. And call them when issues like this show up.
There is a lot groups that talk to them, but the common American needs to speak up for themselves. Enough of the same old same old. Time to step up to the plate and let the public know this. In a way that shows drivers as people, time to ditch the image of the dirty driver. And get back the honor that was once there.
I have seen too much misinformation on truck drivers in the american public. Where drugs, porn and dirty lifestyles are promoted. And i have seen too many drivers make fun at it and laugh at these jokes. This is a profession and it is time to show it for what it really is. And this issue is just another sign of this whole mental view. Who do you as a truck driver think you are? It is high time that the average amercian knows it instead of the view of “Smokey and the Bandit”.
Ok, now I am off my soap box.
Thanks Daniel and Kathy for your comments!
Need to gather some more links for drivers. Lets all work on that.
This is what happens when drivers are not united on issues of common interest and do not plan ahead any more than where to stop for dinner. If drivers are not politically active and united, then you will always be politically expendable.
Probably big biz GOP lobbyist cut a deal with obama and the demacrats to get some other democratic legislation passed.
The day that big biz comes to truck drivers to cut deals, then you know we have achieved unity, organization and strenth of purpose & a check and balance against corporate greed and power.
Until then, we can only react to abuse, not prevent it. For now, I suggest drivers react asap. Know what you want. Don’t be too accepting of what authority figures tell you. The treaty can be re-negotiated. Now is the perfect time to do so, no one but the US has any leverage. Call and demand your legislator do so. Get truck drivers out if nafta once and for all.
Nothing will change if “We the People” don’t change it …… Allen
They won’t be happy until we are all on food stamps!!! Viva Barack!!!
Too often the core message gets lost when people interject their personal bias & beliefs on issues where race , religion, political affiliations become a meaty bone that can be thrown into a pit for hungry dogs to gnaw upon while the criminals slip through unnoticed.
I am Mexican.
My Family came to this Country as Migrant Workers.
I understand that there are legitimate concerns by Congress and North American Free Trade Agreement because the USA has operated a different set of rules for Canada our Northern neighbor.
This makes the USA look blatantly biased against Mexico & it has been dragging on because no one has the “Cajones” to take on the political football “Mexico”
As Daniel and other stated above, this is NOT a RACE issue.
It is a Cheap Labor Issue.
The same Cheap Labor Issue that sent all our country’s jobs overseas where they do not have Labor Laws.
Foreign Workers are happy to work for peanuts because the cost of living in third world countries is much cheaper than in the USA.
If they are abused or mistreated, they will not complain because they are so happy to have a job.
This is how Migrant Field Worker are abused until Farmworker Justice Groups & Cesar Chavez began speaking out about such atrocities to the people who break their backs to hand pick our Fruits & Vegaetables.
Exposing the Children and Pregnant Women to Pesticides who had a growing Cancer rate because of the Poison they had to handle.
These activists groups brought awareness to to mistreatment.
Truckers need an activist group because Non-Truckers, fellow Americans are listening now.
Everyone is being affected by Corporate America and Government permitting the Outsourcing of American Jobs.
Americans have Freedom of Speech, We Complain.
Companies don’t like that.
That’s why they make these backroom deals to build factories in countries that still employ working conditions where people do not complain & they work cheap to boot!
America has got themselves into a legal ramification mess over this issue.
We seriously need to become activists to make people aware but the problem is that is true issue is being clouded by the race issue.
We have to be very careful not to sink the ship.
When I touched on this topic on an article I wrote for “In Social Media”, I was contacted by someone who said similar things are occuring in the IT Industry because of
“H-1b” http://www.brightfuturejobs.com
This hot button topic is quite similar in the way it lets American Compnies “insource the outsource” for cheaper labor with less labor law liability.
The problem is the people who orchestrated thiese things are professionals are dressing up a a pig with lipstick and selling it quite effectively.
Undressing the pig is messy.
Thats’ all I have to say about that.
Just another way of making us follow world desires. Hopefully obama and his friends will be gone soon and somebody will come do something right.
In Unity there is Strengthy, and A Country Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.
On April 12th, I urge everyone to stick a teabag in an envelope and mail it to The White House. This way
we can make one point know without fear of reprisals from our “government” for the people.
When Reagen busted up the Unions, this country started going downhill. And trucking is The Last American Sweatshop. Nothing will improve if we
don’t fight for our rights to make a living wage, and
better working conditions. Without truckers, America stops Moving!