Wednesday, April 30, 2008

US truckers call for nation-wide shutdown

And the last "one day strike" that they called for on April 1st was such a resounding success. The roads were FULL of truckers who either couldn't afford a day off or drove for companies that just don't care. Let's see how far their solidarity carries them this time.


US truckers call for nation-wide shutdown

Truckers' protest urges Congress to stop subsidizing oil industry and build new refineries

Wednesday April 30th, 2008

A convoy of trucks rolled through Washington, DC, on Monday, as part of a protest to pressure Congress into acting on high gas prices. As gas around the US hit an average of $3.66 per gallon--a full 66 cents above the price this time last year--truckers called on the US government to take action