"What a slap in the face to American workers, opening the highways to dangerous trucks on Labor Day weekend, one of the busiest driving weekends of the year," said Teamsters President Jim Hoffa.
Seattle Times
This was partially diaried yesterday by Bendygirl in http://www.dailykos.com/...
However, what was not commented on was also what the article left out...This is one more way for us to block the NAFTA Superhighway and its soon to be built starting point the TTC (Trans Texas Corridor).
A one-year demonstration project would allow 100 Mexican motor carriers full access to U.S. roads. It can begin as soon as the inspector general certifies that safety and inspection plans and facilities are sufficient to ensure the Mexican trucks are as safe as U.S. trucks.
Since 1982, Mexican trucks have had to stop within a buffer border zone and transfer their loads to U.S. trucks.
Again corporations are trying to run roughshod over the rest of us...not enough that they steal our land for this superhighway via eminent domain legislation or give the contracts to foreign companies, but they are also literally giving away American jobs and allowing Mexican truckers (and any contents or accompaniment) unparalleled access to our country during the so-called "War on Terror"
The idea behind the NAFTA superhighway is to bypass the longshoremen in California and deliver Chinese goods to Mexico where Mexican truckers will run the trucks straight through Texas to a distribution point around Arkansas or Kansas City.
All for the "benefit" of "saving" Americans money at the grocery store. Wonder how all those truckers and longshoremen are going to BUY anything if they are out of work!!?
Support the teamsters, support American jobs. Oppose this Labor Day slap in the face, Oppose the Trans-texas Corridor and Oppose the NAFTA Superhighway.
Add this to your list of things to talk to your representative about. And for those of you in Texas STOP CORNYN!!