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| Wetbacks Go Home... |
| From the RD
News Desk
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| Los espaldas mojados van a casa...
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| Yep... thats it!
The Mexican laborer is now knocking on your drivers door
and letting you know that he wants your job. All to the
help of the Department of Transportation. |
| So what are you going
to do about it? Well you can start by writing in the
road dust on your rear trailer "Wetbacks Go
Home". |
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| No sense in being
passive or politically correct when your job is at
stake. Send them back where they came from. |
| One hundred Mexican trucking companies
will have unlimited access to U.S. roads to haul international cargo as
part of a year-long pilot program, says the Department of
Transportation. |
| The Teamsters Union has strongly
protested the opening up of U.S. highways to Mexican trucks, citing
safety concerns. |
| Todd Spencer, spokesman for the
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, told WND
that “to reach a conclusion that the safety regime in Mexico is
compatible in any way, shape, or form with what we have here in the U.S.
is ignoring reality. Mexico has never had hours-in-service regulations
or drug testing of drivers. We still can’t verify the accuracy of
somebody’s Commercial Driver’s License in Mexico for safety or
compliance.” |
| The Teamsters Union posed a series of
“unanswered questions,” including:
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- Will the drivers be checked against the terror
watch list, or will our borders be open to anyone with a Mexican
driver’s license?
- Will the drivers be required to carry a Mexican
passport as U.S. citizens are required to present their passports
when entering the country from Mexico?
- Will all U.S. standards be applied to Mexican
drivers, including the requirement that U.S. drivers undergo regular
physicals and meet minimum age requirements?
- Will Mexican truck drivers participating in the
pilot program be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing in
U.S. labs? Who will oversee the collection of random samples for
drug and alcohol testing of the Mexican drivers while they are in
the U.S.?
- Will U.S. wage and hour laws be enforced for
Mexican drivers during the pilot program? How will DOT enforce hours
of service rules and prevent false log books and fatigued drivers
from entering the U.S.?
- How can DOT assure the U.S. public that all
trucks will be inspected by U.S. officials in Mexico and at the U.S.
border when fewer that 10 percent of all Mexican trucks entering the
commercial zone are inspected today?
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| According to a DOT spokesman, the pilot program
“is predicated on the notion that Mexican trucks operating in the U.S.
under the pilot program will operate pursuant to every single
requirement that pertains to U.S. trucks operating in the United States,
including both safety and security requirements on both the state and
federal level.” |
| On their return home, the wetback
truck drivers will be allowed to pick up U.S. cargo originating in the
U.S. destined for delivery back to Mexico. |
| Mark this day in your personal
calendar... The livelihood of the union road driver is now being
threatened and is in the hands of the representation of the Teamster's
Union. If the Union doesn't control this issue, it will surely be the
demise of a historical labor timeframe. |
| Readers: eMail, print, or post
this article on your bulletin boards at your local barn.
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