Jim in the Great White North

Back in the 50,60,70's Jimmy Hoffa had the vision of an organizied trucking industry in both Canada & USA was his vision so terrible?I started driving when bumper stickers cried out "JIMMY PHONE HOME YOUR MOTHER NEEDS THE TRUNK KEYS",yes at that time I was against organized labour inthe the trucking industry.But since that time I've seen the effects of FREE TRADE ,JUST IN TIME DELIVERY AND A LIST OF OTHER THINGS THAT GROSSLY AFFECT DRIVERS AND OWNER/OPERATORS ALIKE !Back when I started driving 21 cpm was the going rate, now we have ads proclaiming 38 to 45 cpm that's a pretty big raise 24 cpm over what 30 years,let me see that works out to what less than a cent a year over 30 years!Ow/Op were making a buck a mile in trhe 70's now they're proud to make a buck fifteen thats a big raise 15 cents over 30 years when the cost of equipment went up 50% da ! ROBERT KENNEDY WAS ONCE QUOTED AS SAYING IF THE TEAMSTER'S COUNTINUE TO GAIN POWER AT THE RATE THEY

I have had an on going dispute with a Well Known Southern Ontario Used Truck Dealer over unpaid overtime.I first took this dispute to the Ontario Labour Board and received a settlement in the neighbour hood of $5900.00 after taxes which was taken at a rate of near 50% I received $2900.00.This individual owed me roughly $9000.00 so how does he get away with paying $2900.00, LABOUR LAWS HERE IN ONTARIO SEEM TO FAVOR THE EMPLOYER NOT THE WORKER!I have since appealed the case to the Ontario Labour Relations Board which a lot of people give up after the MINISTRY OF LABOUR RULES NOT IN THIS CASES.For all you autoworkers who participated in the Navistar a few years,where an Autoworker was run down by a security van.If you ever wondered where those BUSES were stored that the security van was protecting, IF ONE STANDS IN THE SPOT WERE THAT AUTOWORKER WAS HIT AND LOOKS SOUTHWEST THERE STANDS A GLASS STRUCTURE IN THAT STRUCTURE IS THE MAN WHO RENTED THE WAREHOUSE THAT STORED THE BUSES IN W